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Cyanea arborea

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA CAMPANULALES CAMPANULACEAE

Scientific Name: Cyanea arborea
Species Authority: Hillebr.
Common Name/s:
English Tree Cyanea

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct     ver 3.1
Year Published: 2003
Assessor/s: Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V.
Reviewer/s: Maunder, M. (Plant Conservation Committee) & Pollock, C.M. (Red List Programme Office)
Justification:
Cyanea arborea was endemic to the island of Maui, Hawaii. It was last collected in 1928 on the northwestern side of Haleakala (East Maui).
History:
1998 Extinct (Oldfield et al. 1998)
1997 Endangered (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Cyanea arborea was endemic to the slopes of Haleakala on East Maui.
Countries:
Regionally extinct:
United States (Hawaiian Is.)
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Population [top]

Population: It was last collected in 1928.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: A palm-like tree formerly known from a narrow altitudinal band in montane forest.
Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Cyanea arborea. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2012.
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