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Phyllostegia kaalaensis
Kaala phyllostegia is a shrub in the mint family, endemic to Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi, where it grew in mesic forest on the Waiʻanae Range. It is critically endangered in the wild and is known mainly from cultivated and propagated plants.
Phyllostegia kaalaensis, the Kaala phyllostegia, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, that is endemic to the island of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi. It can be found in mesic forests on the slopes of the Waiʻanae Range at elevations of 374–796 metres (1,227–2,612 ft).
In 2003 there were 36 or 37 individuals remaining. By 2008 all wild individuals were thought to have been extirpated. Some plants are in propagation and have been planted in appropriate habitat.
Mauna Kea phyllostegia · Ulihi phyllostegia · Lanai phyllostegia · Hillebrand's phyllostegia · Molokai phyllostegia · Hispid phyllostegia · Waimea phyllostegia · Mann's phyllostegia · Waianae Range phyllostegia · Smallflower phyllostegia · Kiponapona · Red-leaf phyllostegia
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phyllostegia kaalaensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
