Cyrtandra lysiosepala

Cyrtandra lysiosepala, or oppositeleaf cyrtandra, is a species of plant in the Gesneriad family that is endemic to the island of Hawai'i, where it grows in wet tropical rainforests.^[2]

Cyrtandra lysiosepala
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Gesneriaceae
Genus:	Cyrtandra
Species:	C. lysiosepala
Binomial name
Cyrtandra lysiosepala (A.Gray) C.B.Clarke

Description

Cyrtandra lysiosepala grows as a shrub 3–5 metres (9.8–16.4 ft) high. Stems have few branches. Leaves are opposite or in whorls of 3 and 15–32.5 centimetres (5.9–12.8 in) long. Flowers are white.^[3]