Post by Melanie on Jan 7, 2007 21:29:18 GMT 1
Range Cyanea copelandii ssp. copelandii was first collected at two sites on the southeastern slope of Mauna Loa, near Glenwood, Hawaii.
Justification Cyanea copelandii ssp. copelandii was last collected in 1957 by an unknown collector. All attempts to rediscover this taxon have been unsuccessful. The area where this taxon occurred has undergone much agricultural and residential development. It is also thought to have gone Extinct due to the grazing impact of feral ungulates. Black rats may also have been a threat, eating fruits and seeds and thereby reducing reproductive output and regeneration. The loss of the Hawaiian Honeycreepers, has also likely resulted in the loss of the bird pollinators for this plant.
Habitat and Ecology A small epiphytic shrub (0.3-2 m tall) which grows in wet montane forests dominated by Cibotium spp. (660–1,600 m).
Threats The area where this taxon occurred has undergone much agricultural and residential development. Also threatened by grazing impact of feral ungulates. Black rats may also have been a threat, eating fruits and seeds and thereby reducing reproductive output and regeneration. The loss of the Hawaiian Honeycreepers, has also likely resulted in the loss of the bird pollinators for this plant.
Conservation Measures Listed under the Endangered Species Act.
Was included in a Recovery Plan, with the main goal being to relocate the taxon and to establish ex situ genetic stock.
Justification Cyanea copelandii ssp. copelandii was last collected in 1957 by an unknown collector. All attempts to rediscover this taxon have been unsuccessful. The area where this taxon occurred has undergone much agricultural and residential development. It is also thought to have gone Extinct due to the grazing impact of feral ungulates. Black rats may also have been a threat, eating fruits and seeds and thereby reducing reproductive output and regeneration. The loss of the Hawaiian Honeycreepers, has also likely resulted in the loss of the bird pollinators for this plant.
Habitat and Ecology A small epiphytic shrub (0.3-2 m tall) which grows in wet montane forests dominated by Cibotium spp. (660–1,600 m).
Threats The area where this taxon occurred has undergone much agricultural and residential development. Also threatened by grazing impact of feral ungulates. Black rats may also have been a threat, eating fruits and seeds and thereby reducing reproductive output and regeneration. The loss of the Hawaiian Honeycreepers, has also likely resulted in the loss of the bird pollinators for this plant.
Conservation Measures Listed under the Endangered Species Act.
Was included in a Recovery Plan, with the main goal being to relocate the taxon and to establish ex situ genetic stock.
