It is endemic to the island of Hawaii, where there are fewer than 100 plants remaining in the wild.

[3] This Hawaiian lobelioid is a shrub reaching 3 meters in maximum height.

It bears white, red, or red-striped yellowish flowers.

It is threatened by degradation of its habitat by feral pigs, cattle, and exotic plant species.

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