Cliffside Cyrtandra (Cyrtandra paliku)

Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Endangered
Family: Gesneriaceae
State: HI
Nature Serve ID: 730999
Lifeform: Shrub, Subshrub
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Covered in a shaggy coat of rust-colored trichomes, the cliffside cyrtandra is a member of the African violet family that produces white flowers in a cyme inflorescence.

Where is Cliffside Cyrtandra (Cyrtandra paliku) located in the wild?

Habitat:

This Cyrtandra species is found in lowland wet forests, dominated by native Metrosideros species. It can grow on vertical cliffs and steep slopes.

Distribution:

Only published in 2001, the recently-discovered species is endemic to the Kekoiki Summit and Mount Namahana in the Makaleha Mountain Range of Kauai.

States & Provinces:

Cliffside Cyrtandra can be found in Hawaii

Which CPC Partners conserve Cliffside Cyrtandra (Cyrtandra paliku)?

Harold L. Lyon Arboretum

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

Clarice Mendoza

09/07/2017

This species' existence is threatened by habitat degradation, fruit predation, and competition with invasive plant species.

Clarice Mendoza

09/07/2017

70 individuals from a single population have been observed since its discovery.