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Ufa-halomtano (Heritiera longipetiolata)

This shot shows the plant in situ--notice the massive above-ground root system of this species. Photo Credit: Waimea
  • Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
  • Legal Status: Federally Endangered
  • Family: Malvaceae
  • State: GU
  • Nature Serve ID: 929012
  • Lifeform: Tree
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 02/10/1987
Description:

This beautiful buttressed tree grows to a height of 40 feet, with mottled tan bark. Leaves are silvery below and dark green above. The petioles, about 2 inches long are twice as those of the common street tree, H. littoralis whose leaves are more elongated. The fruit is about 2 - 3 inches long by 2 inches wide and sharply keeled.

Where is Ufa-halomtano (Heritiera longipetiolata) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Grows from limestone cliffs and crevices, never near rivers nor the coast.

Distribution:

Endemic to the Marianas Islands: Guam, Rota and Saipan.

States & Provinces:

Ufa-halomtano can be found in Guam

Which CPC Partners conserve Ufa-halomtano (Heritiera longipetiolata)?

CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

Conservation Actions

Nature Serve Biotics
  • 05/02/2017

David Orr
  • 01/01/2010

Pollinator-controls affected by brown tree snake ()

David Orr
  • 01/01/2010

Unknown.

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Nomenclature
Taxon Heritiera longipetiolata
Authority Kaneh.
Family Malvaceae
CPC Number 2219
ITIS 845756
USDA HELO12
Duration
Common Names ufa-halomtano
Associated Scientific Names Heritiera longipetiolata
Distribution Endemic to the Marianas Islands: Guam, Rota and Saipan.
State Rank
State State Rank
Guam *FR
Ecological Relationships

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