Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Brighamia > Brighamia insignis

Brighamia insignis (cabbage on a stick)

Synonyms: Brighamia citrina; Brighamia citrina var. napaliensis; Brighamia citrina var. napoliensis; Brighamia insignis f. citrina

Wikipedia Abstract

Brighamia insignis, commonly known as Ōlulu or Alula in Hawaiian, or colloquially as the vulcan palm or cabbage on a stick, is a critically endangered species of Hawaiian lobelioid in the bellflower family, Campanulaceae. It is native to the islands of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau. This short-lived perennial species is a member of a unique endemic Hawaiian genus with only one other species. It is now extremely rare. In 1994 the United States Fish and Wildlife Service reported five populations totaling 45 to 65 individuals, and listed the plant as an endangered species.
View Wikipedia Record: Brighamia insignis

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Brighamia insignis

Attributes

Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Shrub

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
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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