Campanulaceae
'oha wai nui
Clermontia arborescens
- Family
- Campanulaceae
- Genus
- Clermontia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- 'oha wai nui
Synonyms
- Clermontia mannii H.St.John
- Cyanea arborescens H.Mann
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native
Photos
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.