Alsinidendron trinerve

Three-Nerved Alsinidendron
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Alsinidendron
Species: A. trinerve
Binomial name
Alsinidendron trinerve
H.Mann

Alsinidendron trinerve (also called Three Nerved Alsinidendron) is a species of flowering plant in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae, that is endemic to island of Oʻahu in Hawaii. It is a subshrub, reaching a height of 30–80 cm (12–31 in).

Three-Nerved Alsinidendron inhabits mixed mesic and wet forests on the slopes of the Waiʻanae Range at elevations of 900–1,230 m (3,000–4,040 ft). Associated plants include pilo (Coprosma spp.), ʻapeʻape (Gunnera petaloidea), ʻalani (Melicope spp.), hāpuʻu (Cibotium spp.), hame (Antidesma platyphyllum), and māmaki (Pipturus albidus). It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Alsinidendron trinerve. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.
  2. ^ "Alsinidendron trinerve". CPC National Collection Plant Profiles. Center for Plant Conservation. 2008-07-22. http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/collection/CPC_ViewProfile.asp?CPCNum=95. Retrieved 2009-11-16.