Alsinidendron
Encyclopedia
Alsinidendron is a genus of plant
in family Caryophyllaceae
, whose species are often included in the genus Schiedea
. There are four species, all federally listed endangered species
endemic to Hawaii
.
Species include:
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in family Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae
The Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranthaceae, Cactaceae and Polygonaceae...
, whose species are often included in the genus Schiedea
Schiedea
Schiedea is a genus of flowering plants in the pink family, Caryophyllaceae. It contains 34 species :*S. adamantis St. John - Diamond Head Schiedea *S. amplexicaulis H. Mann*S. apokremnos St. John...
. There are four species, all federally listed endangered species
Endangered species
An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters...
endemic to Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
.
Species include:
- Alsinidendron lychnoidesAlsinidendron lychnoidesAlsinidendron lychnoides is a species of plant in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae. It is endemic to dry forests and low shrublands in Hawaii. It is threatened by habitat loss....
, (Hillebr.) Sherff - Alsinidendron obovatumAlsinidendron obovatumAlsinidendron obovatum is a species of flowering plant in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae. It is endemic to lowland moist forests in Hawaii. It is threatened by habitat loss....
, Sherff - Alsinidendron trinerveAlsinidendron trinerveAlsinidendron trinerve is a species of flowering plant in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae, that is endemic to island of Oahu in Hawaii. It is a subshrub, reaching a height of ....
, H.Mann - Alsinidendron viscosumAlsinidendron viscosumAlsinidendron viscosum is a species of flowering plant in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae. It is endemic to lowland and montane moist forests in Hawaii. It is threatened by habitat loss....
, (H.Mann) Sherff