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Hibiscadelphus woodii (Hau kuahiwi; Wood's hau kuahiwi)

Wikipedia Abstract

Hibiscadelphus woodii (Wood's hau kuahiwi) was a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae, endemic to Kauai, Hawaii. It was a small tree, reaching a height of 2.5–5 m (8.2–16.4 ft). It was discovered in 1991 and described as a new species in 1995. Only four individuals were found at that time; three of those were crushed by a boulder and died between 1995 and 1998, and the last was found dead in 2011. Pollen was found to be inviable, no fruit set was ever observed and all attempts at propagation, including by cross-pollination with H. distans, failed.
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Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Hibiscadelphus woodii

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Tree
Top 100 Endangered [2]  Yes

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
2Baillie, J.E.M. & Butcher, E. R. (2012) Priceless or Worthless? The world’s most threatened species. Zoological Society of London, United Kingdom.
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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