Labordia
Encyclopedia
Labordia is a genus of plant
in family Loganiaceae
. There are 16 species all 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 Loganiaceae
Loganiaceae
Loganiaceae are a family of flowering plants classified in order Gentianales. The family includes 13 genera, distributed around the world's tropics.Earlier treatments of the family have included up to 29 genera...
. There are 16 species all 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...
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Species include:
- Labordia cyrtandraeLabordia cyrtandraeLabordia cyrtandrae is a species of flowering plant in the Loganiaceae family. It is endemic to lowland tropical moist forests in Hawaii, and is threatened by habitat loss. Like other Labordia species, this plant is known as Kamakahala.This species has been known from the Koʻolau and Waianae...
, (Baill.) H.St.John - Labordia helleriLabordia helleriLabordia helleri is a rare species of flowering plant in the Loganiaceae family. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is found only on Kauai. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States...
- Labordia hirtellaLabordia hirtellaMountain labordia is a species of flowering plant in the Loganiaceae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
, Mann - Labordia kaalaeLabordia kaalaeWaianae Range labordia is a species of flowering plant in the Loganiaceae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
, ForbesJohn Forbes (botanist)John Forbes, M.D. was an English botanist.Forbes was born in 1799, and became a pupil of John Shepherd of the Liverpool botanic garden... - Labordia lydgateiLabordia lydgateiWahiawa Mountain labordia is a species of flowering plant in the Loganiaceae family. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, where it is present only in the Wahiawa Mountains of Kauai. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
, ForbesJohn Forbes (botanist)John Forbes, M.D. was an English botanist.Forbes was born in 1799, and became a pupil of John Shepherd of the Liverpool botanic garden... - Labordia pumilaLabordia pumilaLabordia pumila is a rare species of flowering plant in the Loganiaceae family. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is found only on Kauai. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States...
- Labordia tinifolia
- Labordia triflora