Wikstroemia skottsbergiana Sparre (1964:497)
Skottsberg's wikstroemia, Skottsberg's false ohelo, ‘Ākia
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Daphne skottsbergiana (Sparre) Halda in Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 6: 209 (1999); Wikstroemia caudata Skottsb. in Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 58: 177 (1964), nom. illeg.
Conservation Status
Missing (Wolkis, 2018) or Extinct (Baillie & Butcher, 2012:88)
Rediscovered (and last recorded) in Janaury 2000 (Wolkis, 2018)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution
Hanalei Valley & Kauhao Valley, Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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