Trematolobelia kaalae (O. Deg.) Lammers.

Genus: Trematolobelia

Range: O'ahu (Wai'anae only); wet shrubland, 1,160-1,225 m. USGS map prior to segregation of species.

Growth form: Treelet, 1.2-2.1 m tall.

Etymology: kaalae refers to Mt. Ka'ala, the peak on which this species is found.

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Sources:

• Hillebrand, 1888 (Hillebrand lists both O'ahu ranges for Lobelia macrostachys);
• Rock, 1919 (Rock cites Hillebrand's location of both O'ahu ranges for Lobelia macrostachys);
• Degener, 1936 (as T. sandwicensis var. kaalae);
• Wimmer, 1953 (as T. macrostachys var. kaalae);
• Wagner et al., 1999.