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Hāhā

Cyanea pseudofauriei

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Hāhā (Cyanea pseudofauriei)
Hāhā (Cyanea pseudofauriei) · Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas · AI-generated reconstruction · Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas community media · Primary ecological plate v1.5.3; visual and safe-area review passed · Image source

About Hāhā

A sparsely branched shrub or treelet with white latex, chambered pith and narrow, shallowly scalloped leaves. Racemes carry slender, nearly upright white flowers tinged, striped or suffused purple. Globose ripe berries are purple and contain minute shiny orange-brown seeds. This native shrub is a component of Hawaiian vegetation. Monitoring mature plants, new recruits and occupied cover can assess persistence and replacement. The reviewed accounts do not establish a measured Kauaʻi population trend or quantify an ecosystem effect.

Kauaʻi evidence

Generated media is not occurrence evidence. Proposed monitoring endpoints are not reported observations, measured effects or causal findings.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Cyanea pseudofauriei
Hawaiian names
hāhā
Other names
Cyanea pseudofauriei · hāhā
Record type
Species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
Recorded on Kauaʻi
Origin
Endemic
Conservation status
Not yet assessed
Evidence date
2026-10-07
Evidence limits
Island-level public occurrence only. Use one supported floral color form; do not combine variation into an invented individual.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats
Not yet assessed
Food and resource needs
Not yet assessed
Reproduction
Not yet assessed
Shelter
Not yet assessed
Growth form
Shrub or subshrub; Shrubs or treelets, 0.9-3.7 m tall; stems unbranched or sparingly branched, 0.7-1.1 cm diameter at apex, glabrous; pith chambered; latex white.

Threats and conservation

Monitoring
Occupied area and vegetation cover; Mature plants and new recruits; Reproductive plants and fruiting frequency. Proposed monitoring endpoints are not reported observations, measured effects or causal findings.
Data gaps
Current island extent and population trend · Measured local ecological effects

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal timing
Not yet assessed
Seasonal description
A sparsely branched shrub or treelet with white latex, chambered pith and narrow, shallowly scalloped leaves. Racemes carry slender, nearly upright white flowers tinged, striped or suffused purple. Globose ripe berries are purple and contain minute shiny orange-brown seeds. This native shrub is a component of Hawaiian vegetation. Monitoring mature plants, new recruits and occupied cover can assess persistence and replacement. The reviewed accounts do not establish a measured Kauaʻi population trend or quantify an ecosystem effect.

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