| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | CARYOPHYLLALES | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Scientific Name: | Schiedea kaalae |
| Species Authority: | Wawra |
| 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) & Pollock, C.M. (Red List Programme Office) |
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Justification: Schiedea kaalae is endemic to Oahu, Hawaii. It has been recorded from the Waianae Mountains and the central windward portion of the Koolau Mountains. It is known from eight subpopulations, totaling 25–30 individuals. The species and its habitats are threatened by pigs, goats, and alien plants. |
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| Range Description: | Schiedea kaalae is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. It occurs only on the island of Oahu. |
| Countries: |
Native:
United States (Hawaiian Is.)
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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| Habitat and Ecology: | A perennial with a woody base. Occurs in diverse mesic forest to perhaps wet forest on steep slopes in shaded sites, at an elevational range of 210 - 790 m. Gulch slopes, gulch bottoms and cliffs. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | Threats include fire, competition from alien plant species (Christmas berry, Maui pamakani, huehue haole, Koster's curse, mosasses grass, and firetree), habitat degradation by feral pigs and goats, and predation by introduced slugs and snails. |
| Conservation Actions: | This species is being successfully propagated at the National Tropical Botanical Garden, the Lyon Arboretum, and the Waimea Arboretum (S. Smith, G. Koob and D. Orr, pers. comms. 1997). Federally and state-listed as an endangered species. |
| Citation: | Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Schiedea kaalae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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