Cyanea kahiliensis
Genus: Cyanea sect. Delisseoideae
Etymology: Named for the location where it was found, Mt. Kāhili.
Range: Kaua'i, mesic and wet forest, 490-800 m.
Growth form: Shrub, 1.0-4.6 m tall.
This species, was first published by Harold St. John in Phytologia in 1987/1988 along with an enormous number of synonyms. Lammers conceded only four species from this abundance - Cyanea kahiliensis along with Cy. habenata were described fully by Lammers in 1998 and Cy. eleeleensis and Cy. kolekoleensis in 1992.
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- Lammers, 1998.