Maui_hau_kuahiwi

<i>Hibiscadelphus wilderianus</i>

Hibiscadelphus wilderianus

Extinct species of flowering plant

Quick Facts Hibiscadelphus wilderianus, Conservation status ...

Hibiscadelphus wilderianus, also known as the Maui hau kuahiwi[3] is an extinct species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae that was endemic to Hawaii.

Extinction

The plant was endemic to ancient lava fields on the southern slopes of Mount Haleakalā, on Maui, Hawaii. Its forest habitat was devastated by cattle ranchers, and the final tree was found dying in 1912.[4] Today it is believed to be extinct.[1]

In 2019 the scent of the flower was recreated using DNA sequenced from a preserved specimen.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Hibiscadelphus wilderianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T30397A9536660. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30397A9536660.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Hibiscadelphus wilderianus. NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  3. [3]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Hibiscadelphus wilderianus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Resurrecting the Sublime]". Resurrecting the Sublime]. Ginkgo Bioworks. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. [5]
    Agapakis, Christina (2019-05-03). "Reviving the Smell of Extinct Plants". Ginkgo Bioworks. Retrieved 2020-03-20.


Stub icon

This Hibisceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Maui_hau_kuahiwi, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.