Tag Archives: Cyanea

Getting to know your Hawaiian Lobeliads #44 Cyanea pinnatifida

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Sebastian Marquez

Cyanea pinnatifida

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Return of the Kings

Posted on December 26, 2024 by Sebastian Marquez

Let’s talk about the plight of 2 Ko`olau endemic taxa who were both on the very brink of extinction but are now on a tenuous path toward recovery. It’s a tale of destruction and despair but also of compassion and … Continue reading →

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Getting to know your Hawaiian Lobeliads #42 Cyanea coriacea

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Sebastian Marquez

Cyanea coriacea

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Getting to know your Hawaiian Lobeliads #41 Cyanea kauaulaensis

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Sebastian Marquez

Cyanea kauaulaensis Links: Oppenheimer H, Lorence DH. A new species of Cyanea (Campanulaceae, Lobelioideae) from Maui, Hawaiian Islands. PhytoKeys. 2012;(13):15-23. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.13.3447. Epub 2012 Jun 20. PMID: 22787424; PMCID: PMC3391714.

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Getting to know your Hawaiian Lobeliads #40 Cyanea shipmanii

Posted on June 7, 2023 by Sebastian Marquez

Cyanea shipmanii *From Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai’i

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Snapshot: Old Hawaiian Camping Trip

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Sebastian Marquez

We were given these old photos by a family acquaintance. I remember rummaging through some old photos albums when I saw one that said Koke`e. I can’t remember if the dates were closer to 1910 or the 1920’s. Some of … Continue reading →

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Of Flies and Phenomena (Drosophila Reintroduction)

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Sebastian Marquez

Have you ever witnesses some sort of natural phenomenon? It doesn’t have to be super rare; it could be Manhatten-henge, it could be the Queensland Morning Glory, a solar eclipse, an aurora, it could even be a rainbow. It doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Getting to know your Hawaiian Lobeliads #36: Cyanea membrenacea

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Sebastian Marquez

Cyanea membrenacea *From Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai’i

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Spot the different Rollandia species of Konahuanui!

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Sebastian Marquez

So, this new species Cyanea konahuanuiensis (Haha mili’ohu), how does it look different from other Cyanea spp? There are actually a few species of Cyanea spp. that live in the same general area as haha mili’ohu. Let’s take a look. The … Continue reading →

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The Wonder of Discovery: # 34 Cyanea konahuanuiensis

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Sebastian Marquez

So I changed up the format for my next post in the lobelia series. For how can it be normal; Cyanea konahuanuiensis is a species brand new to science that I helped describe! I’m not going to rehash everything, that … Continue reading →

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