Hibiscadelphus woodii Lorence & W.L.Wagner
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1999
Rediscovered in 2019 (Nyberg et al., 2023)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Kalalau Valley, Na Pali Coast State Park, Kauaʻi, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Lorence, D. H. and Wagner, W. L. (1995). Another new, nearly extinct species of Hibiscadelphus (Malvaceae) from the Hawaiian Islands. Novon 5: 183-187.
Other references:
Anonymous. (2019). Researchers rediscover supposedly extinct native plant using a drone. Oryx 53(3): 399-408.
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