Mezoneuron kauaiense

Mezoneuron kauaiense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Mezoneuron
Species:
M. kauaiense
Binomial name
Mezoneuron kauaiense
Synonyms[2]
  • Caesalpinia kauaiensis H.Mann

Mezoneuron kauaiense is a rare shrub or small tree in the genus Mezoneuron (pea family, Fabaceae), that is endemic to Hawaii. Common names include uhiuhi (the Big Island and Kauaʻi), kāwaʻu (Maui), and kea (Maui).[3][4] It is threatened by invasive species, particularly feral ungulates.

  1. ^ Bruegmann, M.; Caraway, V.L. (2017). "Mezoneuron kavaiense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T33606A120745329. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T33606A120745329.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Mezoneuron kavaiense". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
  3. ^ Medeiros, A. C.; C.F. Davenport; C.G. Chimera (1998). "Auwahi: Ethnobotany of a Hawaiian Dryland Forest" (PDF). Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. pp. 41–42.
  4. ^ "uhiuhi, kawau (Maui), kea (Maui)". Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-10-25.