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Schiedea apokremnos
Also called Ma`oli`oli
Schiedea apokremnos is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names Kauai schiedea, Na Pali Coast schiedea, and ma`oli`oli. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Kauai. It is threatened by the degradation of its habitat. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
This plant is a shrub growing 20 to 50 centimeters tall. The oppositely arranged leaves have fleshy, hairless blades 3 to 5 centimeters long and up to 1.2 centimeters wide. The flowers are borne in clusters. Each has green or purplish bracts and sepals and no petals. The fruit is a capsule.
Diamond Head schiedea · Kalalau schiedea · Haleakala schiedea · Kaholuamanu schiedea · Sprawling schiedea · Oahu schiedea · Kauai schiedea · Waianae Range schiedea · Kuawawaenohu · Kamalo Gulch schiedea · Papery schiedea · Valley schiedea
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Schiedea apokremnos by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
