Acaena exigua
| Acaena exigua | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Acaena |
| Species: | A. exigua |
| Binomial name | |
| Acaena exigua A.Gray | |
Acaena exigua is an extinct species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name liliwai. It was endemic to Hawaii, where it was known from Kauaʻi and west Maui. It had not been seen or collected since 1957 and was feared extinct until 1997, when one plant was discovered in a remote montane bog on Maui.[2] The plant died in 2000, and the species is now considered extinct.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. (2003). "Acaena exigua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2003: e.T44072A10855072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T44072A10855072.en.
- ↑ Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1997, Part 2: Notes. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 56, page 6.
- ↑ US Fish and Wildlife Service. "Acaena exigua: 5 Year Review, Summary and Evaluation" (PDF).
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