Lysimachia kahiliensis H.St.John (1987:45)
Kahili Ridge island-loosestrife
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Invalid (synonym of L. daphnoides) (POWO, 2026)
Listed as GH (Possibly Extinct) by NatureServe since 1998 (NatureServe, 2026).
Distribution & Habitat
Kahili Ridge, Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
St.John, H. (1987). Phytologia 64: 45.
Other references:
Kartesz, J. T. (1999). A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
NatureServe. (2026). Lysimachia kahiliensis: Kahili Ridge Island-loosestrife. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer [web application]. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available at: https://explorer.natureserve.org/ [Accessed on 20 August 2026]
POWO. (2026). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 19 August 2026]