Post by Melanie on Sept 10, 2016 11:03:19 GMT 1
Scientific Name: Cyanea minutiflora
Species Authority: Lammers
Taxonomic Source(s): Wagner, W.L., Herbst, D.R. and Lorence, D.H. 2005 onwards. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website. Available at: botany.si.edu/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/index.htm.
Assessment Information [top]
Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct ver 3.1
Year Published: 2016
Date Assessed: 2016-06-22
Assessor(s): Clark, M.
Reviewer(s): Walsh, S.
Contributor(s): Nyberg, B. & Wood, K.
Justification:
This taxon is assessed as Extinct as efforts to rediscover this species have repeatedly failed to relocate it. The extinction was probably due to the impacts of alien invasive species.
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Cyanea minutiflora was a Kauaʻi island endemic (from near Ka Loko Reservoir - Kilauea)which is now extinct.
Countries occurrence:
Regionally extinct:
United States (Hawaiian Is.)
Additional data:
♦ Estimated area of occupancy (AOO) - km2: 0
Range Map: Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.
Population [top]
Population: This taxon is now extinct (the type collection was made in 1916).
Additional data:
♦ Number of mature individuals: 0
♦ No. of subpopulations: 0
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: The taxon was a shrub, known at Ka Loko Reservoir on Kauaʻi, which is a low, wet montane area.
Systems: Terrestrial
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: Yes
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): This taxon is extinct, partly as a result of threats such as feral ungulates and invasive non-native plants degrading habitat.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: This taxon has no conservation status, and is believed to be extinct.
www.iucnredlist.org/details/91172490/0
Species Authority: Lammers
Taxonomic Source(s): Wagner, W.L., Herbst, D.R. and Lorence, D.H. 2005 onwards. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website. Available at: botany.si.edu/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/index.htm.
Assessment Information [top]
Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct ver 3.1
Year Published: 2016
Date Assessed: 2016-06-22
Assessor(s): Clark, M.
Reviewer(s): Walsh, S.
Contributor(s): Nyberg, B. & Wood, K.
Justification:
This taxon is assessed as Extinct as efforts to rediscover this species have repeatedly failed to relocate it. The extinction was probably due to the impacts of alien invasive species.
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Cyanea minutiflora was a Kauaʻi island endemic (from near Ka Loko Reservoir - Kilauea)which is now extinct.
Countries occurrence:
Regionally extinct:
United States (Hawaiian Is.)
Additional data:
♦ Estimated area of occupancy (AOO) - km2: 0
Range Map: Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.
Population [top]
Population: This taxon is now extinct (the type collection was made in 1916).
Additional data:
♦ Number of mature individuals: 0
♦ No. of subpopulations: 0
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: The taxon was a shrub, known at Ka Loko Reservoir on Kauaʻi, which is a low, wet montane area.
Systems: Terrestrial
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: Yes
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): This taxon is extinct, partly as a result of threats such as feral ungulates and invasive non-native plants degrading habitat.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: This taxon has no conservation status, and is believed to be extinct.
www.iucnredlist.org/details/91172490/0
