Schiedea viscosa H.Mann (1866:311)
Climbing alsinidendron
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Alsinidendron viscosum (H.Mann) Sherff in Amer. J. Bot. 31: 155 (1944); Alsinidendron viscosum var. laeve Sherff in Amer. J. Bot. 31: 157 (1944); Schiedea viscosa var. laevis (Sherff) H.St.John in Mem. Pacific Trop. Bot. Gard. 1: 159 (1973)
Humphreys et al. (2019:SD1:line 43) erroneously consider Schiedea viscosa a heterotypic synonym of Alsinidendron viscosum.
Conservation Status
Rediscovered on: 16 May 1991 (Lorence et al., 1995:30)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
Kaua'i, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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