Lobelia niihauensis

Description :

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/