Cyanea copelandii ssp. copelandii
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| PLANTAE |
TRACHEOPHYTA |
MAGNOLIOPSIDA |
CAMPANULALES |
CAMPANULACEAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Cyanea copelandii ssp. copelandii
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Extinct
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2003 |
| Assessor/s: |
Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Maunder, M. (Plant Conservation Committee) & Hilton-Taylor, C. (Red List Programme Office) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
Cyanea copelandii ssp. copelandii was last collected in 1957 by an unknown collector. All attempts to rediscover this taxon have been unsuccessful. The area where this taxon occurred has undergone much agricultural and residential development. It is also thought to have gone Extinct due to the grazing impact of feral ungulates. Black rats may also have been a threat, eating fruits and seeds and thereby reducing reproductive output and regeneration. The loss of the Hawaiian Honeycreepers, has also likely resulted in the loss of the bird pollinators for this plant.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Cyanea copelandii ssp. copelandii was first collected at two sites on the southeastern slope of Mauna Loa, near Glenwood, Hawaii. |
| Countries: |
Regionally extinct: United States (Hawaiian Is.) |
| Range Map: |
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
A small epiphytic shrub (0.3-2 m tall) which grows in wet montane forests dominated by Cibotium spp. (660–1,600 m).
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
The area where this taxon occurred has undergone much agricultural and residential development. Also threatened by grazing impact of feral ungulates. Black rats may also have been a threat, eating fruits and seeds and thereby reducing reproductive output and regeneration. The loss of the Hawaiian Honeycreepers, has also likely resulted in the loss of the bird pollinators for this plant.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
Listed under the Endangered Species Act.
Was included in a Recovery Plan, with the main goal being to relocate the taxon and to establish ex situ genetic stock.
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