Pleomele hawaiiensis

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	LILIOPSIDA	LILIALES	DRACAENACEAE

Scientific Name:	Pleomele hawaiiensis
Species Authority:	O.& I. Deg.

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered C2a ver 2.3

Year Published:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

World Conservation Monitoring Centre

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

History:

1997

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Endangered (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Range Description:	It is currently recorded from six to eight subpopulations in Puuwaawaa, the Kaloko/Kaloao area, the Kapua/Kahuku area and on Holei Pali.
Countries:	Native: United States (Hawaiian Is.)
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Population:	Population estimates lie between 300 and 400 individuals.

Population:

Population estimates lie between 300 and 400 individuals.

Habitat and Ecology:	A species of lowland dry forest on lava fields.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Major Threat(s):	The habitat is threatened with conversion for residential or recreational use. Grazers, invasive plants and fire are also problems.

Major Threat(s):

The habitat is threatened with conversion for residential or recreational use. Grazers, invasive plants and fire are also problems.

Conservation Actions:	The species is classified as endangered on the US Federal Register.

Conservation Actions:

The species is classified as endangered on the US Federal Register.

Citation:	World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Pleomele hawaiiensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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