Coprosma cordicarpa

Coprosma cordicarpa
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Coprosma
Species:	C. cordicarpa
Binomial name
Coprosma cordicarpa J. Cantley, Sporck-Koehler & Chau, 2016

Coprosma cordicarpa, known as pilo, is a species of plant endemic to the Hawaiian island of Maui. It is locally common in high-elevation dry forests and shrublands of leeward East Maui. It can be distinguished from other Hawaiian Coprosma by its heart-shaped fruit. It is classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List due to a heavy population decline caused by invasive species. ^{[2] [1]}

References

1. Chau, M. (2018). "Coprosma cordicarpa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T103801483A103801532. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T103801483A103801532.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Cantley, Jason T.; Sporck-Koehler, Margaret; Chau, Marian M. (2016-02-11). "New and resurrected Hawaiian species of pilo (Coprosma, Rubiaceae) from the island of Maui". PhytoKeys (60): 33–48. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.60.6465 . ISSN   1314-2003. PMC   4816989 . PMID   27081343.