''Kadua cordata'' (formerly ''Hedyotis schlechtendahliana'') is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common name kopa. It is endemic to Hawaii. There are at least two varieties of the species. One, variety ''remyi'', is a federally listed

endangered species An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and inv ...

in the United States. It is known only from the island of

Lanai Lanai ( haw, Lānai, , , also ,) is the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands and the smallest publicly accessible inhabited island in the chain. It is colloquially known as the Pineapple Island because of its past as an island-wide pineapple pl ...

. , one individual, a seedling, is known to exist in the wild. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had reported, in its previous review in 2014, the existence of two individuals. Some specimens of the plant are kept at the National Tropical Botanic Garden on

Kauai Kauai, () anglicized as Kauai ( ), is geologically the second-oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands (after Niʻihau). With an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km2), it is the fourth-largest of these islands and the 21st largest island ...

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USDA Plants Profile
* cordata Endemic flora of Hawaii Biota of Lanai Taxa named by Adelbert von Chamisso Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Rubiaceae-stub