Cyanea pinnatifida

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Hh or Sharktail cyaneaCampanulaceae (Bellflower family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu)IUCN: Extinct in the Wild; EndangeredOahu (location not available)Dan Sailer collecting (authorized) fruits from outplanted Cyanea pinnatifida in a The Nature Conservancy exclosure for propagation.www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4742746835/in/photolist-...Mature plantswww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4797967733/in/photolist-...www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4742748553/in/photolist-...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."