Purple-leaf Rollandia (Cyanea purpurellifolia)

Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Endangered
Family: Campanulaceae
State: HI
Nature Serve ID: 151144
Lifeform: Shrub, Subshrub
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

The purple-leaved rollandia is a member of that bellflower family, showing similar habit and flower morphology to other members of its genus. Its flowers and leaf undersides are dark magenta. It is estimated that there are about 18 individuals in its native range as of 2011.

Where is Purple-leaf Rollandia (Cyanea purpurellifolia) located in the wild?

Habitat:

This species is typically found in moist habitats of woodland forests. Gulches between peaks and cliffs serve as favorable environments for the purple-leaved rollandia.

Distribution:

In the wild, this Cyanea species was last observed in the Koolau Mountains of Oahu, specifically the Kaakua-Kaipapau and Punaluu-Kaluanui Ridge.

States & Provinces:

Purple-leaf Rollandia can be found in Hawaii

Which CPC Partners conserve Purple-leaf Rollandia (Cyanea purpurellifolia)?

Harold L. Lyon Arboretum

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

01/01/2010

possibly extinct