Cyanea angustifolia | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Campanulaceae |
Genus: | Cyanea |
Species: | C. angustifolia
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Binomial name | |
Cyanea angustifolia | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Cyanea angustifolia is a plant in the genus Cyanea that is found in Hawaii. [2] Leaves of this species, as well as the endangered ʻakuʻaku ( Cyanea platyphylla), were wrapped in ti (kī) leaves, cooked in an ʻimu and eaten in times of food scarcity by early Hawaiians.