Nothocestrum breviflorum

Smallflower ʻaiea
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Nothocestrum
Species:	N. breviflorum
Binomial name
Nothocestrum breviflorum A.Gray [2]

Nothocestrum breviflorum, commonly known as smallflower ʻaiea, is a species of tree in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, that is endemic to the island of Hawaiʻi. It inhabits dry and mixed mesic forests^[3] at elevations of 180–1,830 m (590–6,000 ft). These forests are dominated by ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) and koa (Acacia koa) or lama (Diospyros sandwicensis), while plants associated with smallflower ʻaiea include wiliwili (Erythrina sandwicensis) and uhiuhi (Caesalpinia kavaiensis). N. breviflorum reaches a height of 10–12 m (33–39 ft).^[3] It is threatened by habitat loss. It is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States. There are fewer than 50 individuals remaining.^[1]

References

1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Nothocestrum breviflorum. 2010 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 June 2011.
2. "Nothocestrum breviflorum A. Gray". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-08-28. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
3. "Nothocestrum breviflorum". CPC National Collection Plant Profiles. Center for Plant Conservation. 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2011-06-09.

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