Capparis sandwichiana

Capparis sandwichiana
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Capparaceae
Genus:	Capparis
Species:	C. sandwichiana
Binomial name
Capparis sandwichiana DC.[2]

Capparis sandwichiana is a species of flowering plant in the Capparaceae family endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Common names include maiapilo, pua pilo,^[3] and Hawaiian caper. C. sandwichiana can be found on the main islands, Midway Atoll, the Pearl and Hermes Atoll, and Laysan.^[4] It inhabits coastal low shrublands and rocky shores at elevations from sea level to 325 feet (99 m).^[3] Maiapilo is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN and is threatened by grazing, competition with invasive species, and habitat destruction.^[1]

References

1. Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. (2003). "Capparis sandwichiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
2. "Taxon: Capparis sandwichiana DC.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
3. "Capparis sandwichiana". Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
4. Culliney, John L.; Bruce P. Koebele (1999). A Native Hawaiian Garden: How to Grow and Care for Island Plants. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 103–105. ISBN 978-0-8248-2176-0.

External links

Media related to Capparis sandwichiana at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Capparis sandwichiana at Wikispecies

• "Capparis sandwichiana". Plant Collections. United States Botanic Garden.
• "Selected Plants found on Hawaii's Offshore Islets". Species. Offshore Island Restoration Committee.