- Canavalia napaliensis
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Canavalia napaliensis Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Canavalia Species: C. napaliensis Binomial name Canavalia napaliensis
H.St.John[2]Canavalia napaliensis, commonly known as the Mākaha Valley Jack-bean, is a is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It was previously more widespread in the archipelago and could be found in Oʻahu's Mākaha Valley, but is today restricted to northwestern Kauaʻi. This and other Hawaiian Canavalia are known there as ʻāwikiwiki.
Its natural habitats are tropical dry forests, lowland moist forests, dry shrublands, and moist shrublands. It is threatened by habitat destruction, mainly due to introduced grazing mammals. There are no more than 206 individual plants left in five populations along the Nā Pali Coast.[3] This plant was listed endangered along with 47 other Kauai species in 2010.[3]
References
- ^ Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. (2003). Canavalia napaliensis. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 19 July 2007.
- ^ "Taxon: Canavalia napaliensis H. St. John". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-12-03. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?449371. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
- ^ a b USFWS. Determination of endangered status for 48 species on Kauai and designation of critical habitat. Federal Register April 13, 2010.
External links
Media related to Canavalia napaliensis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Canavalia napaliensis at Wikispecies- USDA Plants Profile
Categories:- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Canavalia
- Plants described in 1970
- Endemic flora of Hawaii
- Critically endangered plants
- Faboideae stubs
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