Red-hair Cyrtandra (Cyrtandra ferripilosa)

Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Endangered
Family: Gesneriaceae
State: HI
Nature Serve ID: 790160
Lifeform: Shrub
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

This member of the African violet family produces white flowers among large green leaves. Its family is known to be very diverse and hard to properly identify.

Where is Red-hair Cyrtandra (Cyrtandra ferripilosa) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Preferred environments of this shrub species are characterized as woodland forests in mesic to wet montane ecosystems.

Distribution:

This Cyrtandra species is historically known from the mountains of Kipahulu Valley in Kuiki, Maui. Currently, two occurrences have been observed: one in Kuiki and another on the Manawainui plane, closer to the coast on Maui.

States & Provinces:

Red-hair Cyrtandra can be found in Hawaii

Which CPC Partners conserve Red-hair Cyrtandra (Cyrtandra ferripilosa)?

Harold L. Lyon Arboretum

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Assigned 06/09/17

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Red-hair Cyrtandra (Cyrtandra ferripilosa) Characteristics

Nomenclature

Taxon	Cyrtandra ferripilosa
Authority	H. St. John
Family	Gesneriaceae
CPC Number	44883
ITIS	828696
USDA	CYFE9
Duration	Perennial
Common Names	Red-hair Cyrtandra \| Ha`iwale
Associated Scientific Names	Cyrtandra adusta \| Cyrtandra harrisonae \| Cyrtandra hanaensis \| Cyrtandra ferripilosa
Distribution	This Cyrtandra species is historically known from the mountains of Kipahulu Valley in Kuiki, Maui. Currently, two occurrences have been observed: one in Kuiki and another on the Manawainui plane, closer to the coast on Maui.

State Rank

State	State Rank
Hawaii	S1

Ecological Relationships

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