''Alsinidendron'' is a genus of
plant
Plants are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic eukaryotes of the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all curr ...
s in the family
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranthaceae, Cactace ...
, whose species are often included in the genus ''
Schiedea''. There are four species, all federally listed
endangered species endemic
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to
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only ...
.
[Taxon Summary: ''A. obovatum''.]
Implementation Plan for Makua Military Reservation, Oahu.
Selected species
* ''
Alsinidendron lychnoides''
(Hillebr.) Sherff
* ''
Alsinidendron obovatum''
Sherff
* ''
Alsinidendron trinerve''
H.Mann
* ''
Alsinidendron verticillatum''
(F.Br.) Sherff
* ''
Alsinidendron viscosum''
(H.Mann) Sherff
References
Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae genera
Endemic flora of Hawaii
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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