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Astelia waialealae (Kauai pa'iniu)

Synonyms: Funckia waialealae (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Astelia waialealae is a rare species of plant in the Asteliaceae family that is endemic to the island of Kauaʻi of the state of Hawaii in United States. It inhabits montane bogs within the vicinity of the Alakaʻi Swamp on the island's central plateau. A. waialealae is threatened by habitat loss and habit disturbance by feral pigs; there are only about 26 plants remaining. It is a federally listed endangered species.
View Wikipedia Record: Astelia waialealae

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Astelia waialealae

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Herb

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0