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Cyanea marksii

Cyanea marksii, or Marks' cyanea, is a tree in the bellflower family. It is critically endangered or extinct. The last certain sighting of the species was in 1970.

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Cyanea marksii
Critically Imperiled
Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)1
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Cyanea
Species:
C. marksii
Binomial name
Cyanea marksii
Rock

Cyanea marksii, or Marks' cyanea, is a tree in the bellflower family. It is critically endangered or extinct. The last certain sighting of the species was in 1970.2

Distribution

It is native to North America and was found on Hawaii.3

Taxonomy

It was named by Joseph Rock in Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 22: 52 in 1957.4

References

References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer Cyanea marksii. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  2. "Cyanea marksii (Mark's cyanea) - the Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database".
  3. "Haha (Cyanea marksii)". ECOSEnvironmental Conservation Online System. Archived from the original on 2020-10-17.
  4. "Cyanea marksii Rock — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2021-05-29.