Cyrtandra platyphylla, the ʻilihia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Hawaii.[1][2] A common shrub of the rainforest understory, it is found on Maui and the big island of Hawaii.[3]
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| Cyrtandra platyphylla |
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| Habit |
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| Close-up of flower buds |
| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Asterids |
| Order: |
Lamiales |
| Family: |
Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: |
Cyrtandra |
| Species: |
C. platyphylla |
| Binomial name |
Cyrtandra platyphylla
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| Synonyms[1] |
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- Cyrtandra baccifera C.B.Clarke
- Cyrtandra begoniifolia Hillebr.
- Cyrtandra clarkei Vatke ex Skottsb.
- Cyrtandra cordata H.St.John
- Cyrtandra crinalis H.St.John
- Cyrtandra grossecrenata H.St.John & Storey
- Cyrtandra hillebrandii C.B.Clarke
- Cyrtandra mauiensis Rock
- Cyrtandra oliveri Rock
- Cyrtandra ovatiloba H.St.John
- Cyrtandra petila H.St.John
- Cyrtandra waiheae (Rock) H.St.John
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