Clermontia oblongifolia ssp. mauiensis
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| PLANTAE |
TRACHEOPHYTA |
MAGNOLIOPSIDA |
CAMPANULALES |
CAMPANULACEAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Clermontia oblongifolia ssp. mauiensis
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| Species Authority: |
(Rock) Lammers |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Critically Endangered
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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. mauiensis is endemic to Maui, Hawaii. Historically, it occurred on the island of Lanai. Only a single plant has been observed within the last 15 years. Threats include feral pigs and alien weeds.
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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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| Range Description: |
This subspecies is restricted to one locality on West Maui, populations on Lanai and East Maui having become extinct in 1913 and 1927 respectively. |
| Countries: |
Native: United States (Hawaiian Is.) |
| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
On West Maui the taxon was first collected in the 1980s and is presently known from a single individual within a protected area. There still exist areas of rainforest on East Maui where a population may yet be discovered.
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Montane wet forest.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
Threats include pigs and invasive plant species. Rats and invertebrates are also a possible threat.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
The single individual known is within a protected area. Attempts at propagation have so far failed. The taxon is listed by the US Endangered Species Act.
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