Cyanea superba subsp. superba

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Hh or Superb cyaneaCampanulaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (N. Waianae Mountains, Oahu only)IUCN: Extinct in the WildEtymologyThe generic name Cyanea is from the Greek, cyaneos, blue, referring to the supposedly blue flowers of the type species, Cyanea grimesiana, which in reality are white or to purplish.The specific epithet superba, means magnificent or superb.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/