Isodendrion laurifolium

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Isodendrion laurifolium
Isodendrion laurifolium flower 1.jpg
Status TNC G1.svg
Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Isodendrion
Species:
I. laurifolium
Binomial name
Isodendrion laurifolium

Isodendrion laurifolium is a rare species of flowering plant in the violet family known by the common names rockcliff isodendrion and aupaka. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known from fewer than 1000 individuals on the islands of Kauai and Oahu. [1] It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.

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Description

This is a shrub growing 1 to 2 meters tall. It produces purple flowers. [1] It has very few branches. The leathery leaves are from 4-16 centimeters long. The flowers are borne along the stems. The five clawed petals are purple with white edges. The fruit is a green capsule. [2] The flowers are bisexual, meaning that they have both male and female flowers. The stipules are glabrous or ciliate. The bottom flower petals are slightly longer than the others. [3]

Habitat

This shrub only grows in moist and wet forest habitat. [1] As of 2003 there were five occurrences of the plant on Oahu for a total of 22 or 23 individuals in the Waianae and Koolau Mountains. In Kauai there were thirteen occurrences with 142 to 154 plants. Only one population of the plant has more than 50 individuals. [4]

The plants' habitat is threatened by feral ungulates including wild boars. Another threat is competition with non-native plant species. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Isodendrion laurifolium. The Nature Conservancy.
  2. "ECOS: Species Profile". ecos.fws.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  3. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  4. USFWS. Isodendrion laurifolium Five-year Review. July 2009.