| Phyllostegia hillebrandii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Phyllostegia |
| Species: | P. hillebrandii |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllostegia hillebrandii H.Mann ex Hillebr. | |
Phyllostegia hillebrandii, commonly known as Hillebrand's phyllostegia, is an extinct species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. The name was first used by Horace Mann Jr. in a list of Hawaiian plants published in 1869. [2] It was first described (posthumously) by William Hillebrand in his Flora of the Hawaiian Islands, published in 1888. [3] The species is thought to have gone extinct, although this can't be officially ruled out. [1] It was endemic to the island of Maui, primarily the eastern region, [3] where it was threatened by alien invasive species and deforestation. [1] The last specimens were collected sometime before 1871. [4]
