Brighamia insignis (Campanulaceae)

Species description or overview

USFWS species report on Brighamia insignis
The is available online. A general description of the organism and information about its distribution in the U.S. (including territories and national wildlife refuges) is presented by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, along with links to other documentation regarding federal (endangered/threatened) status, recovery information, and additional resources.

Brighamia insignis information from Native Plants Hawaii
Information about Brighamia insignis--including details regarding plant, flower, and leaf characteristics; pests and diseases; growth requirements; and environment--is provided by Native Plants Hawaii.

Brighamia insignis information from NTBG
Information about Brighamia insignis is available from the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

Brighamia insignis information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Brighamia insignis--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Brighamia insignis information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Brighamia insignis, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Brighamia insignis
Nomenclatural information about Brighamia insignis is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Federal endangered/threatened status

Brighamia insignis species profile from USFWS
A species profile for Brighamia insignis is provided by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, including links to information regarding the federal endangered/threatened status of this species.

Cultivation & propagation

Brighamia insignis information from Native Plants Hawaii
Information about Brighamia insignis--including details regarding plant, flower, and leaf characteristics; pests and diseases; growth requirements; and environment--is provided by Native Plants Hawaii.

In the Garden: Alula
Native alula, endangered presumably because its natural, native pollinator has gone extinct, is the topic of this Rick Barboza column (Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features, 8/30/2002).

In the Garden: Two shrubs for leis can handle sun
Alula (Brighamia rockii) and nanea (Vigna marina), native plants that are good for lei making, are the topic of this Rick Barboza column (Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features, 11/19/2004).

Images

Brighamia insignis information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Brighamia insignis in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Brighamia insignis images from Native Plants Hawaii
Images of Brighamia insignis are provided on the Native Plants Hawaii website.

Brighamia insignis images by Jupiter Nielsen
Images of Brighamia insignis are provided online by Maui artist/photographer Jupiter Nielsen.

Distribution

Brighamia insignis information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Brighamia insignis--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Full-text articles

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