Wikstroemia bicornuta
| Wikstroemia bicornuta | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Genus: | Wikstroemia |
| Species: | W. bicornuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Wikstroemia bicornuta Hillebr. | |
Wikstroemia bicornuta is a species of flowering plant in the mezereon family, Thymelaeaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It inhabits mixed mesic and wet forests at elevations of 900–1,050 m (2,950–3,440 ft) on the islands of Lānaʻi and Maui.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Wikstroemia bicornuta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 August 2007.
- ↑ "ʻakia, kauhi, ʻakia manolo". Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-11-23.