Phyllostegia hispida (Lamiaceae) [no common name known]

Phyllostegia hispida is native to Hawaii.  Phyllostegia hispida is native to Hawaii (endemic to Molokai). 

Species description or overview

Phyllostegia hispida: proposed listing as an endangered species 
The proposal to list Molokai native Phyllostegia hispida as endangered is justified in a report by the US Fish and Wildlife in the Federal Register (19FEB2008).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

Phyllostegia hispida information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Phyllostegia hispida--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.

Phyllostegia hispida information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Phyllostegia hispida, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Phyllostegia hispida
Nomenclatural information about Phyllostegia hispida is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Federal endangered/threatened status

Phyllostegia hispida: proposed listing as an endangered species 
The proposal to list Molokai native Phyllostegia hispida as endangered is justified in a report by the US Fish and Wildlife in the Federal Register (19FEB2008).

A Molokai mint, perhaps saved by the endangered species process
Phyllostegia hispida was saved from extinction through a process described by Jan TenBruggencate in his Raising Islands blog (3/17/2009).

Threats to this species

Legislation/regulation

Phyllostegia hispida: proposed listing as an endangered species    
The proposal to list Molokai native Phyllostegia hispida as endangered is justified in a report by the US Fish and Wildlife in the Federal Register (19FEB2008).

Images

A Molokai mint, perhaps saved by the endangered species process
Phyllostegia hispida was saved from extinction through a process described by Jan TenBruggencate in his Raising Islands blog (3/17/2009).

Distribution

Phyllostegia hispida information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Phyllostegia hispida--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.

Phyllostegia hispida: proposed listing as an endangered species 
The proposal to list Molokai native Phyllostegia hispida as endangered is justified in a report by the US Fish and Wildlife in the Federal Register (19FEB2008).

In the news

Rare Hawaii vine added to endangered list
The rare Phyllostegia hispida, found only on the Hawaiian island of Molokai, has been declared an endangered species (MSNBC, 3/18/2009).

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