Cyanea elliptica
Genus: Cyanea
Range: Lāna'i and Maui, mesic forests, 475-915 m.
Growth form: Shrub, 1-4 m tall.
This species was formed by Lammers by aggregating four subspecies of Cyanea angustifolia described from Maui and Lāna'i. The species aggregated were:
- Cyanea angustifolia forma elliptica described by Rock in 1957 based on a specimen collected by Forbes on West Maui in 1910,
- Cyanea angustifolia var. hillebrandii which Rock used to segregate Hillebrand's Maui specimens which had smaller leaves, flowers and shorter peduncles,
- Cyanea angustifolia var. β described by Hillebrand from Lāna'i which Rock christened Cyanea angustifolia var. lanaiensis,
- Cyanea angustifolia var. isabella E.Wimm.
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Sources:
- Wawra, 1873 (as Delissea undulata var. serrulata);
- Hillebrand, 1888 (as Cyanea angustifolia, pro parte - the smaller Maui species are Cy. elliptica);
- Hillebrand, 1888 (as Cyanea angustifolia var. β);
- Rock, 1917 (as Cyanea angustifolia var. hillebrandii);
- Rock, 1917 (as Cyanea angustifolia var. lanaiensis);
- Rock, 1919 (as Cyanea angustifolia var. hillebrandii);
- Rock, 1919 (as Cyanea angustifolia var. lanaiensis);
- Rock, 1919 (Rock includes Wawra's specimen in Delissea undulata);
- Wimmer, 1943 (as Cyanea angustifolia var. hillebrandii);
- Wimmer, 1943 (as Cyanea angustifolia var. lanaiensis);
- Wimmers, 1956 (Wimmers includes Wawra's specimen in Delissea undulata);
- Wimmers, 1953 (as Cyanea angustifolia var. elliptica);
- Wimmers, 1953 (as Cyanea angustifolia var. isabella);
- Wimmers, 1968 (as Cyanea angustifolia var. elliptica);
- Wimmers, 1968 (as Cyanea angustifolia var. isabella);
- Wagner et al., 1990.