Cyrtandra gracilis Hillebr. ex C.B.Clarke (1883:226)
Palolo Valley cyrtandra, Slender cyrtandra
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Cyrtandra linearis H.St.John in Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 229: 114 (1966)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1800's (NatureServe, 2024)
Rediscovered in 2001 (NatureServe, 2024)
Distribution
Ko‘olau Mountains, O‘ahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/cwcs/files/Flora%20fact%20sheets/Cyr_gra%20plant%20NTBG_s.pdf