Labordia cyrtandrae

Labordia cyrtandrae, the Koʻolau Range labordia, is a species of flowering plant in the Loganiaceae family. It is endemic to lowland tropical moist forests in Hawaiʻi, and is threatened by habitat loss. Like other Labordia species, this plant is known as Kamakahala.[2]

Labordia cyrtandrae

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Loganiaceae
Genus: Labordia
Species:
L. cyrtandrae
Binomial name
Labordia cyrtandrae
(Baill.) H.St.John

This species has been known from the Koʻolau and Waianae Ranges of Oahu. Today there are two individuals remaining in the Koʻolau Range, only one of which is mature, and 44 mature plants remain in the Waianae Range.[3]

References

  1. Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Labordia cyrtandrae. 2010 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 21 April 2011.
  2. USFWS. Species List: Endangered Plants.
  3. USFWS. L. cyrtandrae Five-year Review. January 2008.


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