- Clermontia lindseyana
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Clermontia lindseyana Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Campanulaceae Genus: Clermontia Species: C. lindseyana Binomial name Clermontia lindseyana
RockClermontia lindseyana is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name hillside clermontia. It is one of several Hawaiian lobelioids in genus Clermontia that are known as `oha wai. This plant is known only from Haleakalā, a volcano on the island of Maui, and Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, volcanoes on the island of Hawaii.[1] This is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.[2]
There are ten known total occurrences of the plant and probably fewer than 1000 individuals remaining.[1] Threats to the species include disturbance by domesticated and feral ungulates and rats, deforestation, and invasive plant species.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Clermontia lindseyana. The Nature Conservancy.
- ^ USFWS. US Fish & Wildlife Species Profile.
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