Hibiscadelphus hualalaiensis
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| PLANTAE |
TRACHEOPHYTA |
MAGNOLIOPSIDA |
MALVALES |
MALVACEAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Hibiscadelphus hualalaiensis |
| Species Authority: |
Rock |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Critically Endangered
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| Year Published: |
1998 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s: |
World Conservation Monitoring Centre |
| Reviewer/s: |
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| Contributor/s: |
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| History: |
| 1997 |
– |
Endangered
(Walter and Gillett 1998)
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Originally known from three subpopulations in Puuwaawaa on Hawaii. The genus is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and is known from species which are Extinct or Critically Endangered. |
| Countries: |
Native: United States (Hawaiian Is.) |
| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
The last known wild tree died in 1992.
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
The species' natural habitat is dry to moist forest on lava fields between 915 and 1,020 m.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
The only remaining patches are heavily threatened by fire, grazers, invasive plants and ranching activities.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
A small number of cultivated trees have been reintroduced into two fenced sanctuaries. The species is classified as endangered on the US Endangered Species Act.
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