Canavalia molokaiensis

Molokaʻi Jack-bean
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Subclass:	Rosidae
(unranked):	Eurosids I
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Canavalia
Species:	C. molokaiensis
Binomial name
	Canavalia molokaiensis; O.Deg., I.Deg. & J.D.Sauer

Canavalia molokaiensis, commonly known as the Molokaʻi Jack-bean, is a species flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to the island of Molokaʻi in Hawaii.

It inhabits exposed, steep cliffs in dry and mesic forests that are dominated by ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) and ʻaʻaliʻi (Dodonaea viscosa) at elevations of 850–930 m (2,790–3,050 ft). Associated plants include ʻāhinahina (Artemisia spp.), ʻakoko (Euphorbia spp.), pilo (Coprosma spp.), pūkiawe (Styphelia tameiameiae), and ʻākia (Wikstroemia spp.). It is threatened by habitat destruction, mainly due to introduced grazing mammals.^[2]

References

^ Template:IUCN2006
^ "Canavalia molokaiensis". CPC National Collection Plant Profiles. Center for Plant Conservation. 2008-07-22. Retrieved 2009-11-16.

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