Cyrtandra platyphylla A.Gray is a plant in the Gesneriaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Cyrtandra platyphylla A.Gray

Cyrtandra platyphylla A.Gray

Cyrtandra platyphylla, or ʻilihia, is a common Hawaiian rainforest understory flowering shrub in the Gesneriaceae family.

Family
Genus
Cyrtandra
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Cyrtandra platyphylla A.Gray

Cyrtandra platyphylla A.Gray, commonly called ʻilihia, is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the Gesneriaceae family. It is native to Hawaii, where it is a common shrub that grows in rainforest understories. This species occurs naturally on the islands of Maui and the island of Hawaii, also known as the Big Island.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Gesneriaceae Cyrtandra

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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