Schiedea | |
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Schiedea globosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus: | Schiedea Cham. & Schltdl. |
Type species | |
Schiedea ligustrina Cham. & Schltdl.
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Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Schiedea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. It contains 35 species which are endemic to Hawaii.[1][3]
The 35th species was spotted in 2016 by Tom DeMent while surveying a forest near Laupāhoehoe on Hawai‘i Island.[4] It was named S. haakoaensis in 2022.[5]