Bonamia menziesii

Hawaiʻi Lady's Nightcap
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Bonamia
Species: B. menziesii
Binomial name
Bonamia menziesii
A.Gray

Bonamia menziesii, commonly known as Hawaiʻi Lady's Nightcap, is a species of flowering plant in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It is a vine or twisting liana with branches that can reach 10 m (33 ft) in length. Hawaiʻi Lady's Nightcap inhabits steep slopes and level ground in dry, coastal mesic, mixed mesic, and, sometimes, wet forests at elevations of 150–625 m (492–2,051 ft).

Scattered populations exist on most main islands, but the total number of individuals remaining is probably fewer than 1000.[2]

The plant is threatened by habitat loss.[3] Habitat has been destroyed or degraded by development, fires, exotic plant species, and agriculture.[2] Military exercises damage part of the critical habitat on Oahu.[4] Feral pigs, goats, cattle, sheep and deer eat the plant and trample the habitat.[4] The non-native sweet potato bug (Physomerus grossipes) has been noted to feed on the plant.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Bonamia menziesii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.
  2. 1 2 The Nature Conservancy
  3. ↑ "Bonamia menziesii". CPC National Collection Plant Profiles. Center for Plant Conservation. 2006-01-31. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  4. 1 2 3 USFWS. Five Year Review: Bonamia menziesii. August 27, 2010.
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