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Bonamia menziesii

Image of lady's nightcap

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Hawaii lady's nightcap, Menzies' nightcap(No known Hawaiian name)Convolvulaceae (Morning-Glory family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai, Oahu, Lnai, Maui, Hawaii Island; extinct on Molokai)IUCN: Critically EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)EtymologyNamed for Franois Bonami (1710-1786), a French physician and botanist.The species epithet menziesii refers to Archibald Menzies (1754-1842) a Scottish surgeon and naturalist, and the first to taxonomically identify the species.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Bonamia_menziesii

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