Bonamia menziesii

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Hawaiʻi lady's nightcap
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Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Bonamia
Species:
B. menziesii
Binomial name
Bonamia menziesii

Bonamia menziesii, commonly known as Hawaiʻi lady's nightcap, is a species of flowering plant in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It is a vine or twisting liana with branches that can reach 10 m (33 ft) in length. Hawaiʻi lady's nightcap inhabits steep slopes and level ground in dry, coastal mesic, mixed mesic, and, sometimes, wet forests at elevations of 150–625 m (492–2,051 ft).

Scattered populations exist on most main islands, but the total number of individuals remaining is probably fewer than 1000.[2]

The plant is threatened by habitat loss.[3] Habitat has been destroyed or degraded by development, fires, exotic plant species, and agriculture.[2] Military exercises damage part of the critical habitat on Oahu.[4] Feral pigs, goats, cattle, sheep and deer eat the plant and trample the habitat.[4] The non-native sweet potato bug (Physomerus grossipes) has been noted to feed on the plant.[4]

Flower of B. menziesii

References[]

  1. ^ Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Bonamia menziesii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 20 August 2007.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b The Nature Conservancy
  3. ^ "Bonamia menziesii". CPC National Collection Plant Profiles. Center for Plant Conservation. 2006-01-31. Archived from the original on 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c USFWS. Five Year Review: Bonamia menziesii. August 27, 2010.


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