Clermontia samuelii

Clermontia samuelii is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name Hana clermontia. It is one of several Hawaiian lobelioids in genus Clermontia that are known as `oha wai. This plant is endemic to Maui, where there are fewer than 250 mature specimens remaining.[1] This is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.[2]

Clermontia samuelii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Clermontia
Species:
C. samuelii
Binomial name
Clermontia samuelii
Forbes
Subspecies

C. s. subsp. hanaensis
C. s. subsp. samuelii

This is a shrub which can reach five meters in height. It grows in wet Metrosideros forests. Some individuals are protected within Haleakalā National Park. Threats to the species include invasive plant species such as glory bush (Tibouchina herbacea) and Vaseygrass (Paspalum urvillei), and feral pigs, which inflict severe damage upon the ecosystem.[1]

References
  1. Bruegmann, M. M. & V. Caraway. (2003). Clermontia samuelii Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2010. www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 13 February 2011.
  2. USFWS. US Fish & Wildlife Species Profile. Archived 2011-10-19 at the Wayback Machine


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