Accession Data

Cyanea grimesiana

Common Name: Haha

Family: Lobeliaceae

Country of Origin: Hawaii, USA

Habitat: steep slopes in wet tropical forest

Description: Artificial hybrid of the two extant subspecies of Cyanea grimesiana: C. grimesiana ssp. obatae X C. grimesiana ssp. grimesiana. Both subspecies are listed as federally endangered, with the type subspecies possibly being extinct in the wild.

Accession Data

Accession #: 202500030

Accession Date: 2025-04-02 00:00:00

Confirmed At: 2026-03-10 19:18:39

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 6901

Quantity: 3

Source: M. Chauvin

Provenance:

Seed from cultivated plants, inter-subspecies hybrid. Seed sown Nov. 18, 2023; seedlings donated by Matthew Chauvin, May 13, 2024

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: Asteridae

Order: Campanulales

Family: Lobeliaceae

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Cyanea grimesiana