Clermontia oblongifolia ssp. brevipes
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| PLANTAE |
TRACHEOPHYTA |
MAGNOLIOPSIDA |
CAMPANULALES |
CAMPANULACEAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Clermontia oblongifolia ssp. brevipes
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| Species Authority: |
(E.Wimm.) Lammers |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Oahu Clermontia |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Critically Endangered
D
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2003 |
| Assessor/s: |
Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Maunder, M. (Plant Conservation Committee) & Pollock, C.M. (Red List Programme Office) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
Clermontia oblongifolia ssp. brevipes is endemic to the island of Molokai, Hawaii. It is known from three subpopulations, totaling less than 30 individuals. Feral pigs and goats threaten the plant and its habitat, and rats and invertebrates may also be a threat.
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| History: |
| 1998 |
– |
Critically Endangered
(Oldfield et al. 1998)
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| 1998 |
– |
Critically Endangered
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| 1997 |
– |
Endangered
(Walter and Gillett 1998)
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population: |
This subspecies is known from a single population of less than 30 individuals.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Wet forest. The species grows on forested slopes between 1,100 and 1,200 m altitude.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
Feral pigs and goats are an immediate threat to the population, and rats and invertebrates may be predating the fruit and other plant parts.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
The taxon is presently classified as endangered by the US Endangered Species Act.
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