Lysimachia iniki
Names
- ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi: n/a
- Scientific: Lysimachia iniki
Conservation Status
- Hawai‘i Natural Heritage Ranking – Critically Imperiled (G1)
- Endemism – Kaua‘i
- Plant Extinction Prevention Program Target
Species Information
Lysimachia iniki are shrubs with pendulous branches. Flowers are solitary in leaf axils. Petalsʻ distal portion is white and the proximal portion dark red, oblanceolate. This species is fairly new to science, described in 1997. Most of these plants are not accessible, even on rope.
Distribution
Recorded from only a single location on Kaua‘i.
Habitat
Steep cliffs with wet vegetation consisting of native shrubs, sedges, grasses, and ferns.
Threats
- Habitat degradation by feral pigs
- Fruit predation by rats
- Competition from alien plant species
- Stochastic extinction
- Reduced reproductive vigor due to the small number of remaining individuals.
References & Additional Resources
For more information and references visit the State Wildlife Action Plan factsheets. DOFAWʻs species pages and State Wildlife Action Plan fact sheets are provided for general information and are not meant to be a citable, original source of data. If you are a student, researcher, or writer looking for a citable source, please explore the references below or find other original data sources, rather than citing these webpages. The references below were provided by the authors of the State Wildlife Action Plan fact sheets at the time of drafting:
Hawai‘i Natural Heritage Program, 2005. Hawaii Natural Heritage Program Search, https://www.hinhp.org/printpage.asp?spp=PDMAL0H0A0.
Wagner, W.L., Herbst, D.R., and Sohmer, S.H. 1999. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawaiʹi‐‐ Revised Edition. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press and Bishop Museum Press. 1853p.
Wagner, W. L., D. R. Herbst, and D. H. Lorence. 2005. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website. https://ravenel.si.edu/botany/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/index.htm [August, 2005].
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