Wikstroemia villosa
| Wikstroemia villosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Genus: | Wikstroemia |
| Species: | W. villosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Wikstroemia villosa | |
Wikstroemia villosa, the hairy wikstroemia or hairy false ohelo, is a tropical species of plant in the Thymelaeaceae family.[2]
Distribution
It is
montane rainforests on the windward side of Haleakalā volcano on East Maui the ridges in Wailuku Valley
on West Maui.
- Conservation
Wikstroemia villosa is currently classified as
IUCN (since September 2016).[1]
It was once thought to have become
extinct species on the IUCN Red List from 1998 to 2016.[1]
However, it was rediscovered in 2007 with the discovery of one plant on the windward side of Haleakalā in
US Fish and Wildlife Service has recently proposed to list this plant as an endangered species. In the IUCN's report in 2016, 49 mature individuals in 5 subpopulations were confirmed.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Wikstroemia villosa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
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