Flueggea neowawraea (Euphorbiaceae)

Flueggea neowawraea
(Euphorbiaceae)

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Species description or overview

USFWS species report on Flueggea neowawraea
The is available online. A general description of the organism and information about its distribution in the U.S. (including territories and national wildlife refuges) is presented by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, along with links to other documentation regarding federal (endangered/threatened) status, recovery information, and additional resources.

Flueggea neowawraea information from NTBG
Information about Flueggea neowawraea is available from the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Flueggea neowawraea
Nomenclatural information about Flueggea neowawraea is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Flueggea neowawraea
Nomenclatural information about Flueggea neowawraea is provided by ITIS.

Flueggea neowawraea information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Flueggea neowawraea--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Federal endangered/threatened status

Flueggea neowawraea species profile from USFWS
A species profile for Flueggea neowawraea is provided by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, including links to information regarding the federal endangered/threatened status of this species.

Legislation/regulation

FINAL RULE: 12 HAWAIIAN PLANTS, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) determines endangered status pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), for 12 species of Hawaiian plants: Adenophorus periens (pendant kihi fern), Bonamia menziesii (no common name (NCN)), Diellia erecta (NCN), Flueggea neowawraea (mehamehame), Hibiscus brackenridgei (ma`o hau hele), Mariscus pennatiformis (NCN), Neraudia sericea (ma`aloa), Plantago princeps (ale), Sesbania tomentosa (`ohai), Solanum incompletum (thorny popolo), Spermolepis hawaiiensis (NCN), and Vigna o-wahuensis (Oahu vigna). These 12 species are found on 1 or more of the following Hawaiian Islands: Laysan, Necker, Nihoa, Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe, Maui, and Hawaii. The 12 species and their habitats have been variously affected or are currently threatened by one or more of the following: habitat degradation and/or predation by wild, feral, or domestic animals (pigs, goats, deer, cattle); competition for space, light, water, and nutrients by naturalized, introduced vegetation; habitat loss from fires; human impacts from recreational activities; and insect infestations. Due to the small number of existing individuals and/or their very narrow distributions, these species and most of their populations are subject to an increased likelihood of extinction and/or reduced reproductive vigor from stochastic events. This rule implements the protection provisions provided by the Act for these plant taxa. EFFECTIVE DATE: December 12, 1994.

Images

Images of Flueggea neowawraea (Euphorbiaceae) (mehamehame)
Links to high-resolution free images of Flueggea neowawraea (Euphorbiaceae) (mehamehame) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Flueggea neowawraea information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Flueggea neowawraea in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Flueggea neowawraea images by Jupiter Nielsen
Images of Flueggea neowawraea are provided online by Maui artist/photographer Jupiter Nielsen.

Flueggea neowawraea images by Karl Magnacca
Images of Flueggea neowawraea by Karl Magnacca are available online.

Distribution

Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.

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