| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | CAMPANULALES | CAMPANULACEAE |
| Scientific Name: | Brighamia insignis | |||
| Species Authority: | A.Gray | |||
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| 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) |
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Justification: found only on island of Kauai and historically also on island of Niihau. The total population consists of only seven mature individuals. |
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| Range Description: | Found only on island of Kauai and historically also on island of Niihau. Two subpopulations have been recorded, with a total of seven mature individuals. |
| Countries: |
Native:
United States (Hawaiian Is.)
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| Habitat and Ecology: | A succulent unbranched shrub of sea cliffs and coastal bluffs. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | Major threats to surviving individuals include goats, introduced plants, landslides, fire, human impacts, invertebrates and loss of pollinators. Widely distributed in botanical gardens throughout the world. |
| Citation: | Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Brighamia insignis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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