Niihau Lobelia

Endemic to Ni'ihau, Kaua'i, and northern Wai'anae mountains on O'ahu. Endangered.

Endemic to Ni'ihau, Kaua'i, and northern Wai'anae mountains on O'ahu. Endangered.

Endemic to Ni'ihau, Kaua'i, and northern Wai'anae mountains on O'ahu. Endangered.

Endemic to Ni'ihau, Kaua'i, and northern Wai'anae mountains on O'ahu. Endangered. Note post bloom seed capsules.

Endemic to Ni'ihau, Kaua'i, and northern Wai'anae mountains on O'ahu. Endangered. Note post bloom seed capsules.

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Description: Cultivated specimen of the endangered Hawaiian endemic ʻŌpelu (Lobelia niihauensis) on the island of Oʻahu. Date: 1 November 2008, 16:28. Source: Lobelia niihauensis Uploaded by Tim1357. Author: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA.

Niihau lobelia(No known Hawaiian name)Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Niihau-extinct; Kauai and northern Waianae Mts., Oahu-extant)NatureServe: ImperiledOahu (Cultivated)Closeup of flowerswww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5762180787/in/photolist-...EtymologyThe generic epithet Lobelia is named in behalf of the Flemish botanist Mathais de L'Obel (1538-1616).The specific epithet niihauensis is named for the island of Niihau, where it was first collected, and only from the type in 1912.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/

Niihau lobelia(No known Hawaiian name)Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Niihau-extinct; Kauai and northern Waianae Mts., Oahu-extant)NatureServe: ImperiledOahu (Cultivated)Habitwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5762724044/in/photolist-...EtymologyThe generic epithet Lobelia is named in behalf of the Flemish botanist Mathais de L'Obel (1538-1616).The specific epithet niihauensis is named for the island of Niihau, where it was first collected, and only from the type in 1912.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/