Bidens campylotheca
Viper beggarticks | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Bidens |
Species: | B. campylotheca
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Binomial name | |
Bidens campylotheca Schultz-Bip.
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Bidens campylotheca, the viper beggarticks, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It belongs to the genus Bidens, collectively called kokoʻolau or koʻokoʻolau in the Hawaiian language. It is found only in the Hawaiian Islands.
Its natural habitat is lowland moist forests. It is threatened by habitat loss due to the spread of invasive weeds and brushfires.[1]
- Subspecies[2]
- Bidens campylotheca subsp. campylotheca
- Bidens campylotheca subsp. pentamera (Sherff) Ganders & Nagata
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. (2003). "Bidens campylotheca". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2003: e.T44160A10855151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T44160A10855151.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b The Plant List, Bidens campylotheca Sch.Bip.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Bidens
- Endemic flora of Hawaii
- Plants described in 1856
- Heliantheae stubs