Alsinidendron trinerve

Three-Nerved Alsinidendron
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Alsinidendron
Species:	A. trinerve
Binomial name
Alsinidendron trinerve H.Mann

Alsinidendron trinerve (also called Three Nerved Alsinidendron) is a species of flowering plant in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae, that is endemic to island of Oʻahu in Hawaii. It is a subshrub, reaching a height of 30–80 cm (12–31 in).

Three-Nerved Alsinidendron inhabits mixed mesic and wet forests on the slopes of the Waiʻanae Range at elevations of 900–1,230 m (2,950–4,040 ft). Associated plants include pilo (Coprosma spp.), ʻapeʻape (Gunnera petaloidea), ʻalani (Melicope spp.), hāpuʻu (Cibotium spp.), hame (Antidesma platyphyllum), and māmaki (Pipturus albidus). It is threatened by habitat loss.^[2]

References

1. Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. (2003). "Alsinidendron trinerve". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
2. "Alsinidendron trinerve". CPC National Collection Plant Profiles. Center for Plant Conservation. 2008-07-22. Retrieved 2009-11-16.