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Clermontia lindseyana is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name hillside clermontia. It is one of several Hawaiian lobelioids in genus Clermontia that are known as `oha wai. This plant is known only from Haleakalā, a volcano on the island of Maui, and Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, volcanoes on the island of Hawaii.[1] This is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.[2]

Clermontia lindseyana
Conservation status
Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Campanulaceae
Genus:	Clermontia
Species:	C. lindseyana
Binomial name
Clermontia lindseyana Rock

There are ten known total occurrences of the plant and probably fewer than 1000 individuals remaining.[1] Threats to the species include disturbance by domesticated and feral ungulates and rats, deforestation, and invasive plant species.[1]

References

External links

• USDA Plants Profile for Clermontia lindseyana

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