Dubautia kalalauensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Dubautia |
Species: | D. kalalauensis
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Binomial name | |
Dubautia kalalauensis |
Dubautia kalalauensis is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Hawaii where it is known only from the island of Kauai. There is only a single known population composed of 26 plants. [1] It was federally listed as an endangered species of the United States in 2010. [2] Like other Dubautia this plant is known as na`ena`e. [3]
This member of the silversword alliance was part of Dubautia laxa until 2005, when it was separated and described as a new species. [4] The population grows in wet mountain forest habitat in the understory of ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) trees in Kalalau Valley on Kauai. [2]
This plant is a shrub or tree with oppositely arranged leaves and flower heads which contain green-tinged cream-colored flowers. [1]