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Delissea rhytidosperma (Kauai delissea)

Synonyms: Delissea kealiae

Wikipedia Abstract

Delissea kauaiensis, syn: Delissea rhytidosperma, is known by the common names Kauai delissea, Kauai leechleaf delissea, and Leechleaf delissea. It is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family, that is endemic to Hawaii where it is known only from the island of Kauai. It is extinct in the wild. Plants that formerly belonged to the species D. rhytidosperma are now called Delissea kauaiensis. It is a federally listed endangered species.
View Wikipedia Record: Delissea rhytidosperma

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Delissea rhytidosperma

Attributes

Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [1]  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