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Cyrtandra platyphylla

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Species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae

Cyrtandra platyphylla
Habit
Close-up of flower buds
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Cyrtandra
Species: C. platyphylla
Binomial name
Cyrtandra platyphylla
A.Gray
Synonyms
List
    • Cyrtandra baccifera C.B.Clarke
    • Cyrtandra begoniifolia Hillebr.
    • Cyrtandra clarkei Vatke ex Skottsb.
    • Cyrtandra cordata H.St.John
    • Cyrtandra crinalis H.St.John
    • Cyrtandra grossecrenata H.St.John & Storey
    • Cyrtandra hillebrandii C.B.Clarke
    • Cyrtandra mauiensis Rock
    • Cyrtandra oliveri Rock
    • Cyrtandra ovatiloba H.St.John
    • Cyrtandra petila H.St.John
    • Cyrtandra waiheae (Rock) H.St.John

Cyrtandra platyphylla, the ʻilihia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Hawaii. A common shrub of the rainforest understory, it is found on Maui and the big island of Hawaii.

References

  1. ^ "Cyrtandra platyphylla A.Gray". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. "Cyrtandra platyphylla". Native Plants Hawaii. University of Hawaii. 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. Johnson, Melissa A.; Price, Donald K.; Price, Jonathan P.; Stacy, Elizabeth A. (2015). "Postzygotic barriers isolate sympatric species of Cyrtandra(Gesneriaceae) in Hawaiian montane forest understories". American Journal of Botany. 102 (11): 1870–1882. doi:10.3732/ajb.1500288. PMID 26542848.
Taxon identifiers
Cyrtandra platyphylla


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