Capparis sandwichiana

Capparis sandwichiana
Capparis sandwichiana
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Capparis
Species: C. sandwichiana
Binomial name
Capparis sandwichiana
DC.[2]

Capparis sandwichiana is a species of flowering plant in the Capparaceae family that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Common names include Maiapilo, Pua pilo,[3] and Hawaiian Caper. C. sandwichiana can be found on the main islands, Midway Atoll, the Pearl and Hermes Atoll, and Laysan.[4] It inhabits coastal low shrublands and rocky shores at elevations from sea level to 325 feet (99 m).[3] Maiapilo is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN and is threatened by grazing, competition with invasive species, and habitat destruction.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Capparis sandwichiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2003. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/44123. Retrieved 2011-01-20. 
  2. ^ "Taxon: Capparis sandwichiana DC.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2008-03-12. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?451077. Retrieved 2011-01-20. 
  3. ^ a b "Capparis sandwichiana". Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. http://www2.hawaii.edu/~eherring/hawnprop/cap-sand.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-07. 
  4. ^ Culliney, John L.; Bruce P. Koebele (1999). A Native Hawaiian Garden: How to Grow and Care for Island Plants. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 103–105. ISBN 9780824821760. http://books.google.com/books?id=1_kU9DjLykEC&. 

External links

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