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]

Cyrtandra platyphylla
Habit
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 A.Gray
Synonyms[1]
List 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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