ʻŌpelu in the Koʻolau Mountains | Hawaiian Forest
Feb 23, 2017 · One of the eye-catching sights in the Hawaiian flora are the flowers of ʻŌpelu — Lobelia hypoleuca. The plant blooms just once in its lifetime. It grows for years as a rosette of long slender leaves until an inflorescence — flower stalk — sprouts, grows, and blooms into a spray of spectacular purple-blue flowers.
General Information - National Museum of Natural History
In the Hawaiian Islands, endemic to Kaua`i, O`ahu, Moloka`i, Lana`i, Maui, Hawai`i. Stems woody, erect, 15-30 dm long, leafy in upper 1/2.
Hawaiian Lobeliads | Lobelia Grayana | Waikamo Preserve - Maui …
Jul 1, 2013 · The Lobelia Grayana is an endangered lavender flower that grows in Waikamoi Preserve on Maui. Ancient Hawaiians called this plant opelu.
Getting to know your Hawaiian Lobeliads #39 Lobelia hypoleuca
Feb 17, 2023 · Lobelia hypoleuca Hawaiian name: Kuhi`aikamo`owahie, `opelu Conservation status: Rare Distribution: Main Hawaiian Islands Date photographed: 9/22/2019 *Identification: : Form- Stems woody, erect, 15-30 dm long, leafy in upper 1/2.
Lobelia niihauensis - National Tropical Botanical Garden
In Lobelia niihauensis the inflorescences are 12-15 cm long and produce many magenta flowers. The calyx (sepals) and corolla (petals) of Lobelia flowers are fused at the base forming a structure called a hypanthium.
Tropical Plant Database - National Tropical Botanical Garden
Opelu. Lobelia niihauensis (CAMPANULACEAE) Today this species is known to grow in the wild only on O`ahu and Kaua`i, but once also grew on the small island of Ni`ihau. Designated an endangered species, it is the subject of a recovery plan that would include… More info >>
Lobelia hypoleuca (Opelu) - Kahikinui, Maui | One of the rar
Mar 5, 2018 · One of the rarer plants still left at Kahikinui. This plant, and the few others we saw of this species were literally hanging off cliffs, the only place they could grow without being eaten by goats. Despite the ridges being dry, the bottoms of the steep gullies have seeps that support a variety of moisture loving species such at this.
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'Opelu - Encyclopedia of Life
Lobelia hypoleuca ('Opelu) is a species of shrub in the family bellflowers. They are native to Hawaii. They have berries.
I’iwi at Risk: A Scarlet Bird’s Dangerous Migration
Jun 13, 2017 · Its curved bill, for example, matches the shape of the native ‘Opelu flower, which makes for easy nectar-sipping. But as environmental impacts turn the seasonal migrations deadly, the I’iwi, classified Vulnerable on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature Red List, is at risk of extinction.
Taro Varieties in Hawaii
Origin, and derivation of name: Native variety; named after the fish, opelu, because the Hawaiians used the corms as bait. Distribution: Planted in a few scattered localities on Hawaii and Maui, nearly always under upland culture. Use: Sparingly as a table taro.