Stenogyne campanulata

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Stenogyne
Species:
S. campanulata
Binomial name
Stenogyne campanulata
Weller & Sakai

Stenogyne campanulata is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Kalalau Valley stenogyne.[2] It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the Kalalau Valley on the island of Kauai.[1] It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.

This plant was first discovered in 1986 growing on a Kalalau Valley cliff in Na Pali Coast State Park, and it was described to science as a new species in 1989. As of 2006 there was only a single population containing about 50 individuals. The plant is threatened by habitat degradation caused by feral pigs and introduced plant species such as air plant (Kalanchoe pinnata).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Stenogyne campanulata. The Nature Conservancy.
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Stenogyne campanulata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  3. USFWS. Stenogyne campanulata Five-year Review. June 2009.


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