Delissea, Kauai delissea, or Kauai leechleaf delisseaCampanulaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)Fruit with spent flowers still attached. Edible, but mealy.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Delissea_kauaiensis
HhCampanulaceae (Bellflower family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu, east Molokai, Lnai, north West Maui)Uncommon to rareWaianae-Kai Trail, Waianae Mountains, OahuCyanea is an endemic genus of some 80 species with new species still being discovered.Closeup of flowerswww.flickr.com/photos/50823119@N08/4822099041/in/photolis...Leaves of this species (Cyanea angustifolia) as well as akuaku (Cyanea platyphylla), now endangered, were wrapped in ti (k) leaves, cooked in an imu and eaten in times of food scarcity by early Hawaiians.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 name angustifolia [angustifolius] means "narrow leaved."nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Cyanea_angustifolia