#Hank Oppenheimer

New plant species unique to Hawaiʻi discovered in remote West Maui forest

A unique plant first seen in the high forests of West Maui in 2020 has now been officially recognized as a new Hawaiian species. The plant, now named Clermontia hanaulaensis, was found during routine surveys by botanist Hank Oppenheimer of the Plant Extinction Prevention Program, a partnership with DLNR and the University of Hawai‘i.

New Native Hawaiian Flower Discovered in West Maui

Only one individual of the new species, named Cyanea heluensis, is currently known from a remote location in West Maui.