Koli'I

(Trematolobelia macrostachys)

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Description

Treelets 1-4 m tall Leaves- linear to oblanceolate, blades 15-36 cm long, 0.8-3.1 cm wide. Flower- calyx lobes triangular, 3-17 mm long, 1-3 mm wide; corolla various shades of pink, subbilabiate, 43-73 mm long. Trematolobelia macrostacys is the only species in the endemic genus found on multiple islands. The genus itself is thought to be the sister clade of Lobelia sect. Galeatella.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Asterales
Family:Campanulaceae
Genus:Trematolobelia
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