Cyrtandra platyphylla, the ʻilihia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Hawaii.[1][2] A common shrub of the rainforest understory, it is found on Maui and the big island of Hawaii.[3]

Cyrtandra platyphylla
Habit
Close-up of flower buds
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Cyrtandra
Species:
C. platyphylla
Binomial name
Cyrtandra platyphylla
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Cyrtandra baccifera C.B.Clarke
    • Cyrtandra begoniifolia Hillebr.
    • Cyrtandra clarkei Vatke ex Skottsb.
    • Cyrtandra cordata H.St.John
    • Cyrtandra crinalis H.St.John
    • Cyrtandra grossecrenata H.St.John & Storey
    • Cyrtandra hillebrandii C.B.Clarke
    • Cyrtandra mauiensis Rock
    • Cyrtandra oliveri Rock
    • Cyrtandra ovatiloba H.St.John
    • Cyrtandra petila H.St.John
    • Cyrtandra waiheae (Rock) H.St.John

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cyrtandra platyphylla A.Gray". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Cyrtandra platyphylla". Native Plants Hawaii. University of Hawaii. 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. ^ Johnson, Melissa A.; Price, Donald K.; Price, Jonathan P.; Stacy, Elizabeth A. (2015). "Postzygotic barriers isolate sympatric species of Cyrtandra(Gesneriaceae) in Hawaiian montane forest understories". American Journal of Botany. 102 (11): 1870–1882. doi:10.3732/ajb.1500288. PMID 26542848.