Cyrtandra lysiosepala
Cyrtandra lysiosepala, or oppositeleaf cyrtandra, is a species of plant in the Gesneriad family that is endemic to the islands of Hawai'i, where it grows in wet tropical rainforests.[2]
| Cyrtandra lysiosepala | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Cyrtandra |
| Species: | C. lysiosepala |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtandra lysiosepala (A.Gray) C.B.Clarke | |
Description
Cyrtandra lysiosepala grows as a shrub 3–5 metres (9.8–16.4 ft) high. Stems have few branches. Leaves are opposite or in whorls of 3 and 15–32.5 centimetres (5.9–12.8 in) long. Flowers are white.[3]
References
- "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- Rock, Joseph F. (1919). "Cyrtandreae Hawaiienses, Sections Schizocalyces Hillebr. and Chaetocalyces Hillebr". American Journal of Botany. 6 (2): 47–68. doi:10.2307/2435085. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- "Dicotyledon". Flora of the Hawaiian Islands. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
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