Caesalpinia kavaiensis

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	FABALES	LEGUMINOSAE

Scientific Name:	Caesalpinia kavaiensis
Species Authority:	H.Mann

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Critically Endangered D ver 3.1

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:

Justification:
Caesalpinia kavaiensis is endemic to the islands of Hawaii and Oahu. Eight subpopulations are known, totaling 60 individuals, however, many of these are senescent and probably are non-reproductive. Threats include pigs, cattle, deer, goats, introduced plants, rats, fire, volcanic eruptions, sheep, black twig borer and collection by humans.

History:

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

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Restricted to populations found in the Waianae Mts. on Oahu, Hualalai on Hawaii and on Lanai. Subpopulations on Maui and Kauai are now apparently extinct.
Countries:	Native: United States (Hawaiian Is.)
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Population [top]

Population:	Currently fewer than 50 reproductive individuals are known.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Dry and moist forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Various factors have contributed to the decline, from overexploitation and habitat clearance to damage caused by feral animals and invasive plants.

Major Threat(s):

Various factors have contributed to the decline, from overexploitation and habitat clearance to damage caused by feral animals and invasive plants.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species is listed by the US Endangered Species Act.

Conservation Actions:

The species is listed by the US Endangered Species Act.

Citation:	Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Caesalpinia kavaiensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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