Tree Cyanea
Extinct circa 2003 CE • Maui
"Cyanea arborea was endemic to the island of Maui, Hawaii. It was last collected in 1928 on the northwestern side of Haleakala (East Maui)."
Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Cyanea arborea. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. . Downloaded on 08 April 2011.
Image: Topping, D. L. Cyanea Arborea, (Campanulaceae). Digital image.Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, US Catalog No.: 1943298. Web.
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