A new species of Cyanea Gaud. (Lobelioideae, Campanulaceae) from Maui, Hawai`i

Cyanea heluensis H. Oppenheimer, sp. nov., a new, narrowly distributed endemic species, is herein described and illustrated with line drawings and digital field photos. It is currently known from a single mature plant and is restricted to the upper Helu planeze on leeward M...

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Main Author: Hank Oppenheimer
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Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-11-01
Series:PhytoKeys
Online Access:https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/55107/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-348896f41df149f483f59e01c55b0c3d2020-11-25T04:11:20ZengPensoft PublishersPhytoKeys1314-20032020-11-0116711110.3897/phytokeys.167.5510755107A new species of Cyanea Gaud. (Lobelioideae, Campanulaceae) from Maui, Hawai`iHank Oppenheimer0University of Hawai`i Cyanea heluensis H. Oppenheimer, sp. nov., a new, narrowly distributed endemic species, is herein described and illustrated with line drawings and digital field photos. It is currently known from a single mature plant and is restricted to the upper Helu planeze on leeward Mauna Kahalawai, West Maui, Hawaiian Islands. It differs from all other species of Cyanea Gaudich. with its narrow, shallowly lobed leaves, gently curved muricate corollas, and undulate sepals caducous in fruit. A key to the new species and its congeners on Mauna Kahalawai is provided. Its conservation status and efforts to propagate the species are discussed. https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/55107/download/pdf/
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A new species of Cyanea Gaud. (Lobelioideae, Campanulaceae) from Maui, Hawai`i
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title A new species of Cyanea Gaud. (Lobelioideae, Campanulaceae) from Maui, Hawai`i
title_short A new species of Cyanea Gaud. (Lobelioideae, Campanulaceae) from Maui, Hawai`i
title_full A new species of Cyanea Gaud. (Lobelioideae, Campanulaceae) from Maui, Hawai`i
title_fullStr A new species of Cyanea Gaud. (Lobelioideae, Campanulaceae) from Maui, Hawai`i
title_full_unstemmed A new species of Cyanea Gaud. (Lobelioideae, Campanulaceae) from Maui, Hawai`i
title_sort new species of cyanea gaud. (lobelioideae, campanulaceae) from maui, hawai`i
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publishDate 2020-11-01
description Cyanea heluensis H. Oppenheimer, sp. nov., a new, narrowly distributed endemic species, is herein described and illustrated with line drawings and digital field photos. It is currently known from a single mature plant and is restricted to the upper Helu planeze on leeward Mauna Kahalawai, West Maui, Hawaiian Islands. It differs from all other species of Cyanea Gaudich. with its narrow, shallowly lobed leaves, gently curved muricate corollas, and undulate sepals caducous in fruit. A key to the new species and its congeners on Mauna Kahalawai is provided. Its conservation status and efforts to propagate the species are discussed.
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