Family Campanulaceae

Lobelia Family

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Brighamia rockii   

Kapi'olani Garden, Waikiki, Oahu

ALULA    HAHA    PUA 'ALA

Endangered succulent plant inhabiting windward sea cliffs of Moloka'i & Maui.  Flowers are white.  Kaua'i's Brighamia insignis has yellow flowers.

Cyanea angustifolia   

Wa'ahila ridge, Oahu

HAHA

Occurs in mesic or wet forests & valleys from Oahu to Maui, most common in the Koolau mountains.  Flowers are greenish-white.

HAWAII - NATURALIZED

Hippobroma longiflora

UH Manoa, Oahu

STAR-OF-BETHLEHEM    PUA HOKU

Coarse herb escaped from cultivation in moist disturbed areas.  Native to the Caribbean.

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