Schiedea kealiae

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Schiedea kealiae
Status TNC G1.svg
Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Schiedea
Species:
S. kealiae
Binomial name
Schiedea kealiae
Caum & Hosaka

Schiedea kealiae is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name Waianae Range schiedea. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the Waianae Range on the island of Oahu. [1] It is threatened by the degradation and destruction of its habitat. It was federally listed as an endangered species of the United States in 1996. [2]

This plant is a subshrub with woody-based, hairless branches up to half a meter long. The oppositely arranged leaves have narrow, dark green blades up to 8 centimeters long by 1.1 wide. The inflorescence is a branching cluster of flowers with small green sepals and no petals. [3]

This plant is now limited to three populations containing 300 to 500 individuals in the Waianae Mountains of Oahu. The populations are threatened by the invasion of introduced species of plants into its habitat. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Schiedea kealiae. The Nature Conservancy.
  2. 1 2 Determination of Endangered Status for Twenty-five Plant Species From the Island of Oahu, Hawaii. Federal Register October 10, 1996.
  3. Caum, E. L. and E. Y. Hosaka. (1936). A new species of Schiedea. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 11(23).