Alsinidendron obovatum

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	CARYOPHYLLALES	CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Scientific Name:	Alsinidendron obovatum
Species Authority:	Sherff

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Critically Endangered D ver 3.1
Year Published:	2003
Assessor/s:	Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V.
Reviewer/s:	Maunder, M. (Plant Conservation Committee) & Dickinson, T. (Red List Programme Office)
Justification: Endemic to the Waianae Mountains of Oahu. Known from one population with a total of four individuals. The species' moist forest habitat is being invaded by a number of alien plant species. Additional threats include habitat degradation by feral pigs, and fire.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to the Waianae Mountains of Oahu. Known from one population with a total of four individuals.
Countries:	Native: United States (Hawaiian Is.)
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	A subshrub of moist forests on ridgecrests and gulch slopes.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The moist forest habitat where A. ovovatum has been recorded is being invaded by a number of alien plant species. Additional threats include habitat degradation by feral pigs, and fire.

Major Threat(s):

The moist forest habitat where A. ovovatum has been recorded is being invaded by a number of alien plant species. Additional threats include habitat degradation by feral pigs, and fire.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Listed as Endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

Conservation Actions:

Listed as Endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

Bibliography [top]

	IUCN. 2003. 2003 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 18 November 2003. NatureServe. 2003. NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life [web application]. Version 1.8. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. (Accessed: October 20, 2003). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2003. Rare plant database. Unpublished. Wagner, W., Herbst, D. and Sohmer S. 1999. Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum Special Publication 91: 1-1918.

IUCN. 2003. 2003 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 18 November 2003.

NatureServe. 2003. NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life [web application]. Version 1.8. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. (Accessed: October 20, 2003).

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2003. Rare plant database. Unpublished.

Wagner, W., Herbst, D. and Sohmer S. 1999. Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum Special Publication 91: 1-1918.

Citation:	Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Alsinidendron obovatum. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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