Brighamia insignis

Brighamia insignis
Conservation status
	; Extinct in the Wild (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Campanulaceae
Genus:	Brighamia
Species:	B. insignis
Binomial name
	Brighamia insignis; A.Gray
	Brighamia insignis is endemic to Hawaii
Synonyms
	Brighamia citrina (C.N.Forbes & Lydgate) H.St.John; Brighamia citrina var. napoliensis H.St.John; Brighamia insignis f. citrina C.N.Forbes & Lydgate;

Brighamia insignis, commonly known as ʻŌlulu or Alula in Hawaiian, or colloquially as the vulcan palm or cabbage on a stick, is a species of Hawaiian lobelioid in the bellflower family, Campanulaceae. It is native to the islands of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau, but has been extinct in the wild since at least 2019-2020. This short-lived perennial species is a member of a unique endemic Hawaiian genus with only one other species.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.