Hawaiian Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae)
Cyrtandra J.R. & G.Forster (Gesneriaceae) is the second most species-rich single origin plant lineage in the Hawaiian Islands (~62 taxa; Wagner et al. 1990, 1999; Wagner et al. 2005). All estimates have so far supported a young age for the origin of Cyrtandra in the Hawaiian Islands (~5MY; Clark et al. 2009; Roalson and Roberts 2016; Johnson et al. 2017), similar to all but a few other species-rich Hawaiian lineages (e.g., lobeliads ~13 MY sensu Givnish et al. 2009). Despite its diversity, it is probably the least understood flowering plant lineage in the Hawaiian Islands.
We are here starting to compile information, particularly species images, on Hawaiian Cyrtandra as part of a collaborative research program between Washington State University (WSU), the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and the National Tropical Botanical Garden. So far, the collaboration includes Eric Roalson, faculty at WSU, Destiny Brokaw, a Ph.D. student at WSU, Warren Wagner, curator at the Smithsonian, and Ken Wood, senior research biologist at NTBG. We are actively broadening collaborations with land managers, Hawaiian PEPP staff, and others to better document and understand Cyrtandra diversity in Hawaii.
We are here starting to compile information, particularly species images, on Hawaiian Cyrtandra as part of a collaborative research program between Washington State University (WSU), the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and the National Tropical Botanical Garden. So far, the collaboration includes Eric Roalson, faculty at WSU, Destiny Brokaw, a Ph.D. student at WSU, Warren Wagner, curator at the Smithsonian, and Ken Wood, senior research biologist at NTBG. We are actively broadening collaborations with land managers, Hawaiian PEPP staff, and others to better document and understand Cyrtandra diversity in Hawaii.
Species organized by island:
Kaua'i:
Cyrtandra confertiflora
Cyrtandra cyaneoides
Cyrtandra heinrichii
Cyrtandra kamoolaensis
Cyrtandra kauaiensis
Cyrtandra kealiae subsp. kealiae
Cyrtandra kealiae subsp. urceolata
Cyrtandra longifolia
Cyrtandra obliquifolia
Cyrtandra oenobarba
Cyrtandra olona
Cyrtandra paliku
Cyrtandra paludosa var. microcarpa
Cyrtandra paludosa var. paludosa
Cyrtandra pickeringii
Cyrtandra wainihaensis
Cyrtandra wawrae
O'ahu:
Cyrtandra calpidicarpa
Cyrtandra cordifolia
Cyrtandra crenata
Cyrtandra dentata
Cyrtandra garnotiana
Cyrtandra gracilis
Cyrtandra grandiflora
Cyrtandra hawaiensis
Cyrtandra kalichii
Cyrtandra kaulantha
Cyrtandra laxiflora
Cyrtandra lessoniana
Cyrtandra macraei
Cyrtandra paludosa var. paludosa
Cyrtandra polyantha
Cyrtandra propinqua
Cyrtandra pruinosa
Cyrtandra rivularis
Cyrtandra sandwicensis
Cyrtandra sessilis
Cyrtandra subumbellata
Cyrtandra viridiflora
Cyrtandra waianaeensis
Cyrtandra waiolani
Maui:
Cyrtandra biserrata
Cyrtandra ferripilosa
Cyrtandra filipes
Cyrtandra grayana
Cyrtandra grayi
Cyrtandra hashimotoi
Cyrtandra hawaiensis
Cyrtandra lydgatei
Cyrtandra macrocalyx
Cyrtandra munroi
Cyrtandra oxybapha
Cyrtandra paludosa var. paludosa
Cyrtandra platyphylla
Cyrtandra spathulata
Moloka'i:
Cyrtandra biserrata
Cyrtandra filipes
Cyrtandra grayana
Cyrtandra grayi
Cyrtandra halawensis
Cyrtandra hawaiensis
Cyrtandra hematos
Cyrtandra lydgatei
Cyrtandra macrocalyx
Cyrtandra paludosa var. paludosa
Cyrtandra procera
Lana'i:
Cyrtandra grayana
Cyrtandra hashimotoi
Cyrtandra lydgatei
Cyrtandra munroi
Hawai'i:
Cyrtandra giffardii
Cyrtandra hawaiensis
Cyrtandra kohalae
Cyrtandra lysiosepala
Cyrtandra menziesii
Cyrtandra nanawaleensis
Cyrtandra paludosa var. paludosa
Cyrtandra platyphylla
Cyrtandra tintinnabula
Cyrtandra wagneri
Kaua'i:
Cyrtandra confertiflora
Cyrtandra cyaneoides
Cyrtandra heinrichii
Cyrtandra kamoolaensis
Cyrtandra kauaiensis
Cyrtandra kealiae subsp. kealiae
Cyrtandra kealiae subsp. urceolata
Cyrtandra longifolia
Cyrtandra obliquifolia
Cyrtandra oenobarba
Cyrtandra olona
Cyrtandra paliku
Cyrtandra paludosa var. microcarpa
Cyrtandra paludosa var. paludosa
Cyrtandra pickeringii
Cyrtandra wainihaensis
Cyrtandra wawrae
O'ahu:
Cyrtandra calpidicarpa
Cyrtandra cordifolia
Cyrtandra crenata
Cyrtandra dentata
Cyrtandra garnotiana
Cyrtandra gracilis
Cyrtandra grandiflora
Cyrtandra hawaiensis
Cyrtandra kalichii
Cyrtandra kaulantha
Cyrtandra laxiflora
Cyrtandra lessoniana
Cyrtandra macraei
Cyrtandra paludosa var. paludosa
Cyrtandra polyantha
Cyrtandra propinqua
Cyrtandra pruinosa
Cyrtandra rivularis
Cyrtandra sandwicensis
Cyrtandra sessilis
Cyrtandra subumbellata
Cyrtandra viridiflora
Cyrtandra waianaeensis
Cyrtandra waiolani
Maui:
Cyrtandra biserrata
Cyrtandra ferripilosa
Cyrtandra filipes
Cyrtandra grayana
Cyrtandra grayi
Cyrtandra hashimotoi
Cyrtandra hawaiensis
Cyrtandra lydgatei
Cyrtandra macrocalyx
Cyrtandra munroi
Cyrtandra oxybapha
Cyrtandra paludosa var. paludosa
Cyrtandra platyphylla
Cyrtandra spathulata
Moloka'i:
Cyrtandra biserrata
Cyrtandra filipes
Cyrtandra grayana
Cyrtandra grayi
Cyrtandra halawensis
Cyrtandra hawaiensis
Cyrtandra hematos
Cyrtandra lydgatei
Cyrtandra macrocalyx
Cyrtandra paludosa var. paludosa
Cyrtandra procera
Lana'i:
Cyrtandra grayana
Cyrtandra hashimotoi
Cyrtandra lydgatei
Cyrtandra munroi
Hawai'i:
Cyrtandra giffardii
Cyrtandra hawaiensis
Cyrtandra kohalae
Cyrtandra lysiosepala
Cyrtandra menziesii
Cyrtandra nanawaleensis
Cyrtandra paludosa var. paludosa
Cyrtandra platyphylla
Cyrtandra tintinnabula
Cyrtandra wagneri