Capparis sandwichiana

Capparis sandwichiana
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Capparaceae
Genus:	Capparis
Species:	C. sandwichiana
Binomial name
	Capparis sandwichiana; DC.

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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

^ ^a ^b Caraway, V.L. (2020). "Capparis sandwichiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44123A83792135. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44123A83792135.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ "Capparis sandwichiana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
^ ^a ^b "Capparis sandwichiana". Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
^ 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. Archived from the original on 2009-03-01.

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[iucn_status_17_November_2021-1] Caraway, V.L. (2020). "Capparis sandwichiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44123A83792135. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44123A83792135.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[GRIN-2] "Capparis sandwichiana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-01-20.

[NativePlant-3] "Capparis sandwichiana". Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Retrieved 2009-03-07.

[Culliney-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.

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