Gesneriaceae
Oppositeleaf cyrtandra
Cyrtandra lysiosepala
- Family
- Gesneriaceae
- Genus
- Cyrtandra
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Oppositeleaf cyrtandra
Synonyms
- Cyrtandra badia H.St.John
- Cyrtandra crebra H.St.John
- Cyrtandra duploserrata H.St.John
- Cyrtandra echyros H.St.John
- Cyrtandra elliptica H.St.John
- Cyrtandra karykrous H.St.John
- Cyrtandra lysiosepala var. hawaiiensis Skottsb.
- Cyrtandra montis-loa Rock
- Cyrtandra olaaensis H.St.John
- Cyrtandra prasina H.St.John
- Cyrtandra subaequalis H.St.John
- Cyrtandra triflora var. lysiosepala A.Gray
- Cyrtandra vulsa H.St.John
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native
Photos

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.