Elliptic-leaf Charpentiera (Charpentiera elliptica)

Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Amaranthaceae
State: HI
Nature Serve ID: 128334
Lifeform: Tree
Date Inducted in National Collection: 06/17/2021

Description:

Where is Elliptic-leaf Charpentiera (Charpentiera elliptica) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Elliptic-leaf Charpentiera can be found in Hawaii

Which CPC Partners conserve Elliptic-leaf Charpentiera (Charpentiera elliptica)?

National Laboratory for Genetic Resource Preservation (USDA-ARS)

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/25/21

National Tropical Botanical Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 06/25/21

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

Center for Plant Conservation

08/18/2021

In 2021, CPC contracted the National Tropical Botanical Garden to recollect seed from a population currently held in long term orthodox seed storage as part of an IMLS-funded seed longevity experiment. The National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation will evaluate how germination tested viability and RNA Integrity of seed lots decline over time in storage.