Mezoneuron kauaiense

Botanical Description

Mezoneuron kauaiense is a shrub or small tree growing from 3.5 - 10 metres tall[ 353 Title Hawaii's Species of Greatest Conservation Need Publication Author Website http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/cwcs/Conservation_need.htm#Species Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A series of fact sheets produced by the state Government of Hawaii giving information on some of the most endangered species on the Islands. ]. The wood was traditionally used by local people to make spears. The plant is too rare nowadays to be harvested. The plant is endemic to the islands of Hawaii and Oahu. Eight subpopulations are known, totalling 60 individuals, however, many of these are senescent and probably are non-reproductive. Threats include pigs, cattle, deer, goats, introduced plants, rats, fire, volcanic eruptions, sheep, black twig borer and collection by humans. The plant has been classified as 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].