Plant Profile
Clermontia clermontioides
Hāhā, ʻŌhā, ʻŌhā wai
Main Plant Information
Genus
Clermontia
Species
clermontioides
Subspecies
- clermontioides
- 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
Plant Characteristics
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 Characteristics
Flower Type
Showy
Additional Flower Color Information
The showy flowers [2] are…
Leaf Characteristics
Plant texture
No data available.
Pests and Diseases
Growth Requirements
Water Requirements
No data available.
Light Conditions
No data available.
Environmental Information
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
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.
