Kadua parvula

Kadua parvula
Conservation status
	; Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Kadua
Species:	K. parvula
Binomial name
	Kadua parvula; A.Gray
Synonyms
	Hedyotis parvula

Kadua parvula (formerly Hedyotis parvula) is a rare species of flowering plant in the

Waianae Mountains on the island of Oahu.^[1] It is a federally listed endangered species

of the United States.

This is a branching

bisexual or functionally female with fleshy white lobes sometimes tinged pink at the tips. The plants grow on cliffs and ledges in moist areas of the Waianae Mountains.^[1]

There are only two known populations extant. One is located on the Mākua Military Reservation, and the other is at Halona. Together they contain at least 263 individual plants.[2]

Threats to the plant include habitat degradation and destruction by

Schinus terebinthifolius.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Kadua parvula. The Nature Conservancy.
^ ^a ^b USFWS. Kadua parvula Five-year Review. January 2008.

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[tnc-1] Kadua parvula. The Nature Conservancy.

[five-2] USFWS. Kadua parvula Five-year Review. January 2008.

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