Tropical dry forest ecoregion of the Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiian tropical dry forests
An ʻiliahi (Santalum paniculatum) at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
Ecology
Realm
Oceanian
Biome
Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
Borders
Hawaiian tropical low shrublands
Hawaiian tropical rainforests
Hawaiian tropical high shrublands[1]
Geography
Area
6,600 km2 (2,500 sq mi)
Country
United States
State
Hawaii
Coordinates
21°N157°W / 21°N 157°W / 21; -157
Climate type
Hot semi-arid (BSh) and tropical savanna (Aw)
Conservation
Conservation status
Critical/Endangered[2]
Global 200
Yes[3]
Hawaiian tropical dry forests are a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion in the Hawaiian Islands. They cover an area of 6,600 km2 (2,500 sq mi) on the leeward side of the main islands and the summits of Niʻihau and Kahoʻolawe. These forests are either seasonal or sclerophyllous.[2] Annual rainfall is less than 127 cm (50 in) and may be as low as 25 cm (9.8 in).[4] The rainy season there lasts from November to March.[5]
Dominant tree species include koa (Acacia koa), koaiʻa (A. koaia), ʻakoko (Euphorbia spp.), ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha), lonomea (Sapindus oahuensis), māmane (Sophora chrysophylla), loulu (Pritchardia spp.), lama (Diospyros sandwicensis), olopua (Nestegis sandwicensis), wiliwili (Erythrina sandwicensis), and ʻiliahi (Santalum spp.). Endemic plant species include hau heleʻula (Kokia cookei), uhiuhi (Caesalpinia kavaiensis), and Gouania spp. The palila (Loxioides bailleui), a Hawaiian honeycreeper, is restricted to this habitat type.[2]
^Olson, David M.; Eric Dinerstein (2002). "The Global 200: Priority Ecoregions for Global Conservation" (PDF). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 89 (2): 199–224. doi:10.2307/3298564. JSTOR 3298564.
^World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Hawaii tropical dry forests". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
^"The Hawaiian Islands". Tropical Dry Forests of the Pacific. University of California, Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 2009-12-24. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
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