Clermontia drepanomorpha

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	CAMPANULALES	CAMPANULACEAE

Scientific Name:

Clermontia drepanomorpha

Species Authority:

Rock

Common Name/s:

English

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Kohala Clermontia

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered C2a(i) 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)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Restricted to the Kohala Mountains on the island of Hawaii. The total population of C. drepanomorpha is less than 250 mature individuals. Several subpopulations have been recorded with no subpopulation consisting of more than 50 mature individuals. Threats to this species include feral pigs, alien plants and human disturbance.

History:

1998	–	Endangered (Oldfield et al. 1998)
1998	–	Endangered
1997	–	Endangered (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Restricted to the Kohala Mountains on the island of Hawaii.
Countries:	Native: United States (Hawaiian Is.)
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Population [top]

Population:	The total population of C. drepanomorpha is less than 250 mature individuals. Several subpopulations have been recorded with no subpopulation consisting of more than 50 mature individuals.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	A terrestrial or epiphytic tree of wet forests.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The major threats come from human disturbance, invasive plants, feral pigs, deer and rats.

Major Threat(s):

The major threats come from human disturbance, invasive plants, feral pigs, deer and rats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species is classified as endangered by the US Endangered Species Act.

Conservation Actions:

The species is classified as endangered by the US Endangered Species Act.

Citation:	Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Clermontia drepanomorpha. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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