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Wikstroemia bicornuta

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Species of flowering plant

Wikstroemia bicornuta
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Wikstroemia
Species: W. bicornuta
Binomial name
Wikstroemia bicornuta
Hillebr.

Wikstroemia bicornuta, the alpine false ohelo, is a species of flowering plant in the mezereon family, Thymelaeaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It inhabits mixed mesic and wet forests at elevations of 900–1,050 m (2,950–3,440 ft) on the islands of Lānaʻi and Maui. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Wikstroemia bicornuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T30788A9573266. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30788A9573266.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. NRCS. "Wikstroemia bicornuta". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. "ʻakia, kauhi, ʻakia manolo". Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
Taxon identifiers
Wikstroemia bicornuta


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