Isodendrion pyrifolium

Isodendrion pyrifolium
Conservation status
	; Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Violaceae
Genus:	Isodendrion
Species:	I. pyrifolium
Binomial name
	Isodendrion pyrifolium; A.Gray

Isodendrion pyrifolium is a rare species of flowering plant in the violet family known by the common name wahine noho kula. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Hawaii.^[1] It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.

This is a shrub growing 0.8 to 2 meters tall and bearing greenish yellow flowers.^[1]

This shrub is thought to have occurred on at least 6 of the Hawaiian Islands.

Kailua. By 2007 most of these had died, leaving only three wild specimens in existence. These are located in degraded dry forest habitat in an area undergoing development. A few more individuals have been planted in appropriate habitat nearby.^[2]

The plants' habitat is threatened by development, and

fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum), which increases the risk of fire in the area.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Isodendrion pyrifolium. The Nature Conservancy.
^ ^a ^b USFWS. I. pyrifolium Five-year Review. January 2008.

External links

Isodendrion photo gallery

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[tnc-1] Isodendrion pyrifolium. The Nature Conservancy.

[five-2] USFWS. I. pyrifolium Five-year Review. January 2008.

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