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Munro's Cyanea (Cyanea munroi)

  • Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
  • Legal Status: Federally Endangered
  • Family: Campanulaceae
  • State: HI
  • Nature Serve ID: 157184
  • Lifeform: Shrub
  • Date Inducted in National Collection:
Description:

A short-lived perennial shrub in the bellflower family, Munro's Cyanea is known from Moloka`i and Lana`i. Currently, there are no known individuals on Molokai (last observed in 2001), and only two individuals on Lanai at a single location, in the wet cliff ecosystem.

Where is Munro's Cyanea (Cyanea munroi) located in the wild?

Habitat:

The only known populations is found on Lana`i's Awehi Gulch and Moloka`i's slopes and ridges above Wailau Valley, typically in wet forests.

Distribution:

Currently this species is known only in the windward areas of Lana`i from 2,000-3,200 ft elevation but is possibly extinct on Moloka`i.

States & Provinces:

Munro's Cyanea can be found in Hawaii

Which CPC Partners conserve Munro's Cyanea (Cyanea munroi)?

  • Harold L. Lyon Arboretum

    Not Sponsored
    Assigned 06/09/17
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    Conservation Actions

    Nellie Sugii, Kahoali`i K. Keahi-Wood
    • 07/15/2017

    Threats include browsing by deer and goats, habitat degradation from feral pigs, and competition from alien plant species.

    Nellie Sugii, Kahoali`i K. Keahi-Wood
    • 07/15/2017

    Two remaining sites exist containing two populations with about four individuals left.

    Nellie Sugii, Kahoali`i K. Keahi-Wood
    • 07/15/2017

    Management efforts include surveys of historic range for surviving populations, establishment of secure ex-situ stocks with complete representation of remaining individualsm, augmentation of wild population and establishment of new populations in safe harbors.

    Nellie Sugii, Kahoali`i K. Keahi-Wood
    • 07/15/2017

    Conservation needs include surveys for populations and distribution in known and likely habitats, and active monitoring of plants for insect damage and plant diseases.

    Nellie Sugii, Kahoali`i K. Keahi-Wood
    • 07/15/2017

    Ex-situ collection needs include development of proper horticultural protocols and pest management, surveys exsitu holdings and conduct molecular fingerprinting, conduction of pollination biology and seed dispersal studies, and mapping of genetic diversity in the surviving populations to guide future reintroduction and augmentation efforts.

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    Nomenclature
    Taxon Cyanea munroi
    Authority (Hosaka) Lammers
    Family Campanulaceae
    CPC Number 44882
    ITIS 565113
    USDA CYMU10
    Duration Perennial
    Common Names Munro's Cyanea
    Associated Scientific Names Cyanea grimesiana var. munroi | Cyanea munroi | Delissea grimesiana var. munroi
    Distribution Currently this species is known only in the windward areas of Lana`i from 2,000-3,200 ft elevation but is possibly extinct on Moloka`i.
    State Rank
    State State Rank
    Hawaii S1
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