Cyanea giffardii
Genus: Cyanea
Status: Extinct. Known only from three specimens, one collected by Hillebrand, one collected by Giffard in 1917 and the last one collected by Rock just a few days after Giffard's find.
Range: Hawai'i; wet forest; 725-800 m.
Image from Rock, 1919
Growth form: Tree, 5-10 m tall.
Rock says this species is closely related to Cyanea superba but they differ in a number of vegetative and floral traits and also Cy. superba is from O'ahu whereas Cy. giffardii is from Hawai'i.
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Sources:
- Hillebrand, 1888 (as Cyanea arborea var. β);
- Rock, 1918;
- Rock, 1919;
- Wimmer, 1943;
- Wagner et al., 1990.