| Koʻoloaʻula | |
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| Abutilon menziesii in flower | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Malvoideae |
| Tribe: | Malveae |
| Genus: | Abutilon |
| Species: | A. menziesii |
| Binomial name | |
| Abutilon menziesii Seem. |
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The Koʻoloaʻula (Abutilon menziesii) is an endangered species of flowering shrub in the mallow family, Malvaceae.
It is endemic to dry forests on the islands of Lānaʻi, Maui, Oʻahu, and Hawaiʻi in Hawaiʻi. Only about 500 plants remain in fewer than ten naturally occurring populations throughout the islands. The rarity of this plant can be attributed to the alteration of its habitat for agricultural and urban development, overgrazing by livestock and feral animals, and competition from invasive weeds. A conservation plan is being implemented by federal and state agencies to protect remaining habitat, establish new populations, and conserve genetic material in seed banks and botanical gardens.
References
- Bruegmann & Caraway (2003). Abutilon menziesii. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is critically endangered
External links
- United States Botanic Garden
- Abutilon menziesii information from the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)
- Barboza, Rick (2006-08-04). "Flowers make shrub stand out". Honolulu Star-Bulletin 11 (216). http://archives.starbulletin.com/2006/08/04/features/garden.html.
- "Abutilon menziesii". Meet the Plants. National Tropical Botanical Garden. http://ntbg.org/plants/plant_details.php?plantid=23.
- "Abutilon menziesii". Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. http://www2.hawaii.edu/~eherring/hawnprop/abu-menz.htm.
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