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Schiedea kaalae

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Species of flowering plant

Schiedea kaalae
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Schiedea
Species: S. kaalae
Binomial name
Schiedea kaalae
Wawra

Schiedea kaalae, known as Oahu schiedea or Maʻoliʻoli in Hawaiian, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, that is endemic to the island of Oʻahu in Hawaii. It inhabits coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 210–790 m (690–2,590 ft) in the Koʻolau and Waiʻanae Ranges. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Bruegmann, M.M.; Caraway, V. (2003). "Schiedea kaalae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T44067A10854561. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T44067A10854561.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. NRCS. "Schiedea kaalae". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  3. "Schiedea kaalae". CPC National Collection Plant Profiles. Center for Plant Conservation. 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
Taxon identifiers
Schiedea kaalae


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