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Leechleaf Delissea

Delissea kauaiensis

Leechleaf Delissea
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0
Family
Campanulaceae (Campanul family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
Hawaiian Is. (Kaua‘i)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Delissea kauaiensis is a critically endangered species of the bellflower family. It is found on Mt. Ha'upu near Hanapepe Falls, and Mahanaloa. It was thought to be extinct, but 10 individuals were found in 2016. It is known as 'Oha in Hawaiian, and has the English common names of Kauaʻi delissea, Kauaʻi leechleaf delissea, and Leechleaf delissea.

Other Delissea plants

Delissea argutidentata · Kauai delissea · Koolau Range delissea · Leechleaf delissea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Delissea kauaiensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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