Species
Haplostachys truncataOriginal Distribution
US, Hawaii, MauiHabitat
HawaiiExtinction Data
IUCN = N/a, Hawaii Government - Extinct, Listed Extinct by WCMC 1996Description
Erect, apparently herbaceous; stem tomentulose. Leaves slender petiolate; Petiole 0.5-1.5 cm long; blade 3-4 x 0.65-0.8 cm, narrowly oblong-lanceolate) oblong, base truncate to sub-cordate, apex sub-acute, margins crenate, on lower side whitish and salient-veiny. Inflorescence up to12 cm long, lax; bracts lanceolate, 3-5 mm long, reflexes. Calyx obconic, pubescent, minutely glandular, 6-7 mm, long, with short and very obtuse lobes. Corolla white, externally pubescent, its slender tube 1.4-1.8 cm long, subequel lips 3.5-5.5 mm long.
Number of Specimens at Kew
1
Specimen Type (Y/N)
Y
Kew Herbcat Barcode Number
K000518018Collector
M.J RemyCollector Number
395Date Collected
1851-1855Other Information
Only known from the type collection, which was collected by Jules Remy between 1851 and 1855. The Hawaii Extinct list was originally (1997) compiled with the assistance of the Center for Plant Conservation -- Hawaii and presents the most up-to-date information for each species listed.individuals have not been seen and habitat has been lostInformation Sources
Ayensu, E.S. and DeFilipps, R. A. (1978). Endangered and threatened plants of the united states. Smithsonian institution and World Wildlife fund. pp 213 Fosberg, F.R. and Herbst, D. (1975) Rare and Endangered Species of Hawaiian Vascular Plants. Allotonia 1: 41 Sherff, E.E.(1935) Revision of Haplostachys, Phyllostegia, and Stenogyne. Bernice P.Bishop Museum Bulletin 136. Walter, K.S. and Gillett, H.J. (eds) (1998). 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. Compiled by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN – The World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. Wagner, W., Herbst, D. & Sohmer, S. (1990). Manual of the flowering plants of Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press, Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu
