Delissea laciniata Hillebr.

Genus: Delissea

Status: Extinct. Last collected in 1871.

Range: O'ahu, Southern Ko'olau Range.

Growth form: Shrub, 1-3 m tall.

Photo of type from Rock, 1919.

This species is known confidently only from the type specimen collected by Hillebrand in 1871. There are two additional specimens that might be referrable to this species, one collected by G. Kastalsky between 1826 and 1829 and the other by G.W.Barclay collected in 1837. Both of these specimens, however, are sterile and the leaf outline does not match Hillebrand's material.

The leaf is reminiscent of Cyanea pinnatifida.

Sources:

• Hillebrand, 1888 (the small-leafed variety is now D. lauliiana);
• Rock, 1919 (var. parvifolia is now D. lauliiana);
• Wimmer, 1943 (var. parvifolia is now D. lauliiana);
• Wagner et al., 1990.