Cyanea truncata
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Hh or Punaluu cyaneaEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Koolau Mountains, Oahu only)IUCN: Critically EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)Closeup of flowerswww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4743384714/in/photolist-...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 specific epithet, truncata, means cut off, blunt-ended.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
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- Streptophyta
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- Spermatophytes
- Angiosperms
- Eudicots
- Superasterids
- Asterids
- Asterales
- Campanulaceae (bellflowers)
- Cyanea (cyanea)
- Cyanea truncata (Punaluu cyanea)
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