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Capparis sandwichiana

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Capparis sandwichiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Capparis
Species:
C. sandwichiana
Binomial name
Capparis sandwichiana

Capparis sandwichiana is a species of flowering plant in the Capparaceae family endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Common names include maiapilo, pua pilo,[3] and Hawaiian caper. C. sandwichiana can be found on the main islands, Midway Atoll, the Pearl and Hermes Atoll, and Laysan.[4] It inhabits coastal low shrublands and rocky shores at elevations from sea level to 325 feet (99 m).[3] Maiapilo is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN and is threatened by grazing, competition with invasive species, and habitat destruction.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Bruegmann, M.M.; Caraway, V. (2003). "Capparis sandwichiana". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003. IUCN: e.T44123A10860956. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T44123A10860956.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Capparis sandwichiana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  3. ^ a b "Capparis sandwichiana". Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  4. ^ Culliney, John L.; Bruce P. Koebele (1999). A Native Hawaiian Garden: How to Grow and Care for Island Plants. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 103–105. ISBN 978-0-8248-2176-0.


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