{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{Speciesbox |image = |status = CR |status_system = IUCN3.1 |status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |author=Bruegmann, M.M. |author2=Caraway, V. |year=2003 |title=''Cyanea glabra'' |article-number=e.T44098A10852085 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T44098A10852085.en |language=en}}</ref> |genus = Cyanea |species = glabra |authority = (E.Wimm.) H.St.John }}
'''''Cyanea glabra''''' is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae known by the common name '''smooth cyanea'''. It is endemic to Maui, where there are twelve plants remaining in the wild.<ref name=iucn/> It was federally listed as an endangered species of the United States with nine other Maui Nui endemics in 1999.<ref name=fed>{{cite press release|url=http://www.fws.gov/pacific/news/1999/9957.htm |title=Ten plants from Maui Nui added to endangered species list|institution= USFWS |date=September 3, 1999}}</ref> Like other ''Cyanea'' it is known as '''''haha''''' in Hawaiian.<ref name=haha>{{cite web|url=http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/pub/listedPlants.jsp |series=USFWS Species Reports|title= Listed Plants}}</ref>
This Hawaiian lobelioid is a branching shrub that reaches an uncertain height.<ref name=iucn/> It grows in wet forests dominated by ''Acacia koa'' and/or ''Metrosideros polymorpha'' at {{cvt|975|to|1340|m|ft|-1}}. Associated plants include ''Cheirodendron trigynum'', ''Tetraplasandra hawaiensis'', ''Xylosma hawaiensis'', ''Pipturus albidus'', ''Coprosma'' spp., ''Wikstroemia oahuensis'', ''Clermontia kakeana'', ''Psychotria'' spp., ''Sadleria'' spp., ''Cyrtandra spathulata'', ''Touchardia latifolia'', ''Freycinetia arborea'', and ''Cyanea elliptica''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/cwcs/files/Flora%20fact%20sheets/Cya_gla%20plant%20NTBG_OK.pdf |title=Haha ''Cyanea glabra'' |work=Hawaii's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy |publisher=Division of Forestry and Wildlife |accessdate=2011-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826164423/http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/cwcs/files/Flora%20fact%20sheets/Cya_gla%20plant%20NTBG_OK.pdf |archive-date=2011-08-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The remaining 12 plants are part of one population divided into two subpopulations. Threats to the species include exotic plants, feral pigs, and landslides.<ref name=iucn/>
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==External links== *{{cite web|url=https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/plant-profile/CYGL5 |series=USDA Plants Profile|title=''Cyanea glabra'' (E. Wimm.) H. St. John {{!}} smooth cyanea}}
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glabra Category:Endemic flora of Hawaii Category:Biota of Maui