Critically endangered, possibly extinct in the wild (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Clade:
Mimosoid clade
Genus:
Kanaloa Lorence & K.R.Wood[1]
Species:
K. kahoolawensis
Binomial name
Kanaloa kahoolawensis
Lorence & K.R.Wood
Kanaloa kahoolawensis, the Ka palupalu o Kanaloa or kohe malama malama o kanaloa,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae and is endemic to Hawaii. Kanaloa is a monotypic genus with the single species Kanaloa kahoolawensis.
^"Genus: Kanaloa Lorence & K. R. Wood". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1999-03-05. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
^USFWS. Kanaloa kahoolawensis Species Profile
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