Kadua degeneri

Species of plant

Kadua degeneri

Conservation status

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Asterids
Order:  | Gentianales
Family:  | Rubiaceae
Genus:  | Kadua
Species:  |

K. degeneri

Binomial name
Kadua degeneri

Fosberg

Synonyms

Hedyotis degeneri

Kadua degeneri (formerly Hedyotis degeneri) is a rare species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common names Waianae Range starviolet and Degener's bluet. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Oahu. There are four known populations totalling 370 individuals.[2] It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.

This is a branching shrub with clusters of flowers.[1] The plant is limited to the Waianae Range on Oahu. It grows on cliffs and ridges in forested mountain habitat. The main threat to its existence is the degradation and destruction of its habitat by feral ungulates such as pigs. The animals have been a vector for the introduction of alien plant species, which compete with native flora.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b Kadua degeneri. Archived April 15, 2013, at archive.today The Nature Conservancy
2. ^ a b USFWS. Kadua degeneri Five-year Review. August 2007.

## External links

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* USDA Plants Profile
* "Kadua degeneri". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.

Taxon identifiers

Kadua degeneri|

* Wikidata: Q6345733
* Wikispecies: Kadua degeneri
* CoL: 3QXXS
* ECOS: 1652
* EoL: 1093706
* GBIF: 4937909
* GRIN: 451772
* iNaturalist: 495695
* IPNI: 60454825-2
* ITIS: 846014
* IUCN: 80091967
* NCBI: 172782
* Open Tree of Life: 25999
* Plant List: kew-376431
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60454825-2
* Tropicos: 100444497
* WFO: wfo-0000839099

Hedyotis degeneri|

* Wikidata: Q21266957
* Wikispecies: Hedyotis degeneri
* CoL: 3K24F
* GBIF: 2903950
* GRIN: 320295
* iNaturalist: 163559
* IPNI: 752426-1
* IRMNG: 10204828
* ITIS: 35014
* NatureServe: 2.150719
* PLANTS: HEDE3
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:752426-1
* Tropicos: 27902894
* WFO: wfo-0000980273

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