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Cyrtandra (plant)
Cyrtandra (Neo-Latin, from Greek κυρτός, kyrtós, "curved", and ἀνήρ, anḗr, "male", in reference to their prominently curved stamens)[2] is a genus of flowering plants containing about 600 species,[3] with more being discovered often,[4] and is thus the largest genus in the family Gesneriaceae.[5] These plants are native to Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, with the centre of diversity in Southeast Asia and the Malesian region.[5] The genus is common, but many species within it are very rare, localized, and endangered endemic plants.[4] The species can be difficult to identify because they are highly polymorphic and because they readily hybridize with each other.[3] The plants may be small herbs, vines, shrubs, epiphytes, or trees. The genus is characterized in part by having two stamens, and most species have white flowers, with a few red-, orange-, yellow-, and pink-flowered species known. Almost all species live in rainforest habitats.[4] It is an example of a supertramp genus.[4] Hawaiian Cyrtandra are known as ha‘iwale.[3]  SpeciesSelected species include:
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