Canavalia napaliensis
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| Canavalia napaliensis Hook. & Arn.[verification needed] |
The Mākaha Valley Jack-bean (Canavalia napaliensis) is a plant species in the legume family (Fabaceae). It used to be more widespread but today is found only on northwestern Kauaʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. It cannot be found at Mākaha Valley on Oʻahu anymore.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat destruction, mainly due to introduced grazing mammals.
[edit] References
- Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. (2003). Canavalia napaliensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 19 July 2007.
