Clermontia clermontioides subsp. rockiana
Genus
Clermontia
Species
clermontioides
Subspecies
- rockiana
Hawaiian Names with Diacritics
- Hāhā
- ʻŌhā
- ʻŌhā wai
Hawaiian Names
- Haha
- Oha
- Oha wai
Synonyms
- Clermontia coerulea
- Clermontia gaudichaudii
- Clermontia hualalaiensis
- Clermontia konaenesis
- Clermontia loyana
- Clermontia rockiana
Distribution Status
Endemic
Endangered Species Status
No Status
Plant Form / Growth Habit
- Shrub
- Tree
Mature Size, Height (in feet)
- Shrub, Medium, 6 to 10
- Shrub, Tall, Greater than 10
- Tree, Small, 15 to 30
Mature Size, Width
Plants are terrestrial or ephiphytic.
Life Span
Long lived (Greater than 5 years)
Landscape Uses
No data available.
Plant Produces Flowers
Yes
Flower Type
Showy
Additional Flower Color Information
The showy flowers [2] are...
Plant texture
No data available.
Water Requirements
No data available.
Light Conditions
No data available.
Natural Range
- Hawaiʻi
Natural Zones (Elevation in feet, Rainfall in inches)
- 2000 to 2999, 50 to 100 (Mesic)
- 2000 to 2999, Greater than 100 (Wet)
- 3000 to 3999, 50 to 100 (Mesic)
- 3000 to 3999, Greater than 100 (Wet)
- 4000 to 4999, 50 to 100 (Mesic)
- 4000 to 4999, Greater than 100 (Wet)
Special Features and Information
Etymology
The generic name Clermontia is named on behalf M. le Marquis de Clermont-Tonnerre, Minister of the French Navy at the time of the Freycinet expedition (1817-1820).
Modern Use
With their general ease of cultivation, several species of Clermontia are slowly being incorporated into home landscaping.
Additional References
[1] "Systematic Botany Monographs, Volume 32, Systematics of Clermontia (Campanulaceae-Lobelioideae)" by Thomas Lammers, pages 15-21.
[2] "Plants in Hawaiian Culture" by Beatrice H. Krauss, page 256.
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