Phyllostegia hillebrandii (Hillebrand's Phyllostegia)

[Melanie]

Phyllostegia hillebrandii
Hillebrand's Phyllostegia Description (Code)
Global Rank: Possibly Extinct (GH)
Endangered Species Act Rank: Species of Concern (SOC)


Species Description
Apparently sprawling perennial herbs. Flower color is unknown. Flowers are borne in unbranched inforescences 15-30 cm long.

Habitat
Probably moist forests.

Global Range
No current range; known historically from ulupalakua and/or kula area of east Maui.

Abundance
Currently unknown, last collected in 1870.

Global Threats
Threats unknown.

Global Fragility
Fragility unknown.

Current Protection Status
None.

Permanence
Perennial.

Taxonomic Comments
Genus endemic to hawaiian islands, species endemic to east maui.

[koeiyabe]

plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.k000518048?searchUri=filter%3Dname%26so%3Dps_group_by_genus_species%2Basc%26Query%3DPhyllostegia%2Bhillebrandii

[koeiyabe]

explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.159937/Phyllostegia_hillebrandii

Common name: Hillebrand's Phyllostegia