Phyllostegia kaalaensis

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Phyllostegia kaalaensis

Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Phyllostegia
Species:
P. kaalaensis
Binomial name
Phyllostegia kaalaensis

Phyllostegia kaalaensis, the Kaala phyllostegia,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, that is endemic to the island of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi. It can be found in mesic forests on the slopes of the Waiʻanae Range at elevations of 374–796 metres (1,227–2,612 ft).[3]

In 2003 there were 36 or 37 individuals remaining.[1] By 2008 all wild individuals were thought to have been extirpated.[4] Some plants are in propagation and have been planted in appropriate habitat.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Phyllostegia kaalaensis. 2010 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Phyllostegia kaalaensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Phyllostegia kaalaensis" (PDF). State of Hawaiʻi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b USFWS. Phyllostegia kaalaensis Five-year Review. January 2008.


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