Capparis sandwichiana

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Capparis sandwichiana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Capparis
Species:
C. sandwichiana
Binomial name
Capparis sandwichiana

Capparis sandwichiana is a species of flowering plant in the Capparaceae family endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Common names include maiapilo, pua pilo, [3] and Hawaiian caper. C. sandwichiana can be found on the main islands, Midway Atoll, the Pearl and Hermes Atoll, and Laysan. [4] It inhabits coastal low shrublands and rocky shores at elevations from sea level to 325 feet (99 m). [3] Maiapilo is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN and is threatened by grazing, competition with invasive species, and habitat destruction. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Caraway, V.L. (2020). "Capparis sandwichiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T44123A83792135. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44123A83792135.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Capparis sandwichiana". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  3. 1 2 "Capparis sandwichiana". Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa . Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  4. ↑ Culliney, John L.; Bruce P. Koebele (1999). A Native Hawaiian Garden: How to Grow and Care for Island Plants. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 103–105. ISBN   978-0-8248-2176-0.


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