Phyllostegia mollis

Phyllostegia mollis, the Waianae Range phyllostegia,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, that is endemic to Hawaiʻi. It can be found in mesic and wet forests at elevations of 450–1,830 metres (1,480–6,000 ft) on the islands of Maui and Oʻahu.[4] Some authors consider it to be an Oahu endemic, with the Maui populations belonging to a separate species, Phyllostegia pilosa.[1][5] By 2003 there were fewer than 40 individuals remaining.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss.

Phyllostegia mollis

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Phyllostegia
Species:
P. mollis
Binomial name
Phyllostegia mollis
Synonyms[2]
  • Phyllostegia honolulensis Wawra
  • Phyllostegia obatae H.St.John
  • Phyllostegia swezeyi H.St.John

References
  1. Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Phyllostegia mollis. 2010 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 June 2011.
  2. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 19 June 2016
  3. "Phyllostegia mollis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  4. "Phyllostegia mollis" (PDF). State of Hawaiʻi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  5. USFWS. Phyllostegia mollis Five-year Review. July 2009.


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