Vicia menziesii (Fabaceae) Hawaiian vetch

Vicia menziesii is native to Hawaii.  Vicia menziesii is native to Hawaii (endemic to the Big Island). 

Species description or overview

USFWS species report on Vicia menziesii
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.

Taxonomy & nomenclature

Vicia menziesii information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Vicia menziesii--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.

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

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

Federal endangered/threatened status

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

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Distribution

Vicia menziesii information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Vicia menziesii--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.

Full-text articles

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The content of this page is based on information last generated on 07 August 2017 by PT. The template for this page was created on 15 March 2004 by EMS, and was last updated on 20 February 2006 by PT.