Clermontia peleana
endemicCampanulaceae

Clermontia peleana

Pele Clermontia

Endemic to Hawaiʻinative

Found naturally nowhere else on Earth.

Clermontia peleana is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name Pele clermontia. It is one of several Hawaiian lobelioids in genus Clermontia that are known as `oha wai. This plant is endemic to the island of Hawaii, where it is known from a few individuals. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.

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Seasonality

Only 2 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.

Gallery · 2 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 13 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 48 · GBIF 32 records