Cyanea pinnatifida

Description:

Hh or Sharktail cyaneaCampanulaceae (Bellflower family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Waianae Mountains, Oahu)IUCN: Extinct in the WildOahu (Cultivated)Photo shows how this species got it's name. Grown from precious seeds, these officially "extinct in the wild" plants are ready for outplanting to their new home in a secure growing area.Flowerswww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4797967733/in/datetaken-...Cyanea is an endemic Hawaiian genus of lobeliads with 80 or so species.EtymologyThe generic name Cyanea is from the Greek, cyaneos, blue, referring to the supposedly blue flowers of the type species, Cyanea grimesiana, which in reality are white or to purplish.The Latin specific epithet pinnatifida is defined as "pinnately divided almost to the midrib."nativeplants.hawaii.edu/