Dubautia kalalauensis
| Dubautia kalalauensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Dubautia |
| Species: | D. kalalauensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dubautia kalalauensis B.G.Baldwin & G.D.Carr | |
Dubautia kalalauensis is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family. It is endemic to Hawaii where it is known only from the island of Kauai. There is only a single known population composed of 26 plants.[1] It was federally listed as an endangered species of the United States in 2010.[2] Like other Dubautia this plant is known as na`ena`e.[3]
This member of the silversword alliance was part of Dubautia laxa until 2005, when it was separated and described as a new species.[4] The population grows in wet mountain forest habitat in the understory of ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) trees in Kalalau Valley on Kauai.[2]
This plant is a shrub or tree with oppositely arranged leaves and flower heads which contain green-tinged cream-colored flowers.[1]
References
- 1 2 Dubautia kalalauensis. The Nature Conservancy.
- 1 2 USFWS. Determination of endangered status for 48 species on Kauai and designation of critical habitat; Final rule. Federal Register April 13, 2010. pg 18965.
- ↑ USFWS. Species Reports: Listed Plants.
- ↑ Baldwin, B. G. and G. D. Carr. (2005). Dubautia kalalauensis, a new species of the Hawaiian Silversword Alliance (Compositae, Madiinae) from northwestern Kaua'i, U.S.A. Novon 15:2 259-63.