Cyrtandra lillianae
Te Manga Cyrtandra
No Local Name
f.GESNERIACEAE
African-violets
Cyrtandra lillianae
Te Manga Cyrtandra
No Local Name
f.GESNERIACEAE
African-violets
Cook Islands Status Summary
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Intl. NamesTe Manga Cyrtandra EN
Local NamesP,?NRR
Pacific NamesNo Content
Sci. NamesCyrtandra lillianae (accepted name)
High Tax. Eng.k.Plants, p.Flowering Plants, f.African-violets - a shrub
High Tax. Latink.PLANTAE, p.ANTHOPHYTA, c.MAGNOLIOPSIDA, sc.ASTERIDAE, o.Scrophulariales, f.GESNERIACEAE
Natl. PresencePresent
Sth. PresenceRR+MG-AT-MK-MT-AK-PL-MN-TK-
Nth. PresenceTN-MH-RK-PK-NS-SW-
VouchersNo Content
Local OriginNative; Resident; Endemic of Cook Is
Global RangeNative: Cooks (Rarotonga);
HabitatLand - Uplands - Cloud Zone
ThreatenedGlobally endangered - seriously; REDLIST Potential
InvasivenessNo Content
BiosecurityNo Content
Medical StatusNo Content
Harmful StatusNo Content
UsesNo Content
IdentificationBranching shrub to 1.5m. LEAVES opposite, adjacent pairs at right angles; elliptic, to 20x8cm, glossy dark green, edge rough, tip drawn out and sharp, base tapering; stalk 3cm, slender. FLOWERS axillary, solitary (rarely two), stalk to 5cm; calyx larmore...ge, green; corolla white, 4x1cm(LxØ) tube with asymmetric face 6cmØ of 5 round lobes.
Similar SpeciesNo Content
Interest NoteSeparated by only one character from the Austral Islands species Cyrtandra elizabethae [Sykes, pers. comm. 5/2001].
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Citation Information
McCormack, Gerald (2026) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2026.05.13 - Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at https://naturalheritage.gov.ck/cibed
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