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''Peucedanum sandwicense'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the
The Nature Conservancy. This plant, the only ''Peucedanum'' found in the
ETWP; Determination of endangered or threatened status for 24 plants from the island of Kauai, HI.
''Federal Register'' February 25, 1994. There are fewer than 10,000 individuals, and perhaps fewer than 5,000. Threats to the species include non-native plants such as lantana (''Lantana camara''), as well as feral goats, hiking and the maintenance of hiking trails, fires, landslides and rockslides.
USDA Plants Profile
{{Taxonbar, from=Q7179465 sandwicense Endemic flora of Hawaii
''Peucedanum sandwicense'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the carrot family
Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus '' Apium'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plan ...
known by the common name makou. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known from Maui
The island of Maui (; Hawaiian: ) is the second-largest of the islands of the state of Hawaii at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2) and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is the largest of Maui County's four islands, which ...
, Molokai
Molokai , or Molokai (), is the fifth most populated of the eight major islands that make up the Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Islands archipelago in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It is 38 by 10 miles (61 by 16 km) at its greatest length an ...
, 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 ...
, and Oahu. It is threatened by introduced species of plants and animals. It is a federally listed threatened species of the United States.
This is a perennial herb which grows up to a meter tall, or possibly more. The caudex
A caudex (plural: caudices) of a plant is a stem, but the term is also used to mean a rootstock and particularly a basal stem structure from which new growth arises.pages 456 and 695
In the strict sense of the term, meaning a stem, "caudex" is m ...
has a ring of fleshy roots. The leaves have highly dissected blades borne on long, stout petioles. The inflorescence is an umbel of many tiny white flowers. The plant has a scent similar to parsley
Parsley, or garden parsley (''Petroselinum crispum'') is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae that is native to the central and eastern Mediterranean region (Sardinia, Lebanon, Israel, Cyprus, Turkey, southern Italy, Greece, Por ...
.''Peucedanum sandwicense''.The Nature Conservancy. This plant, the only ''Peucedanum'' found in the
Hawaiian Islands
The Hawaiian Islands ( haw, Nā Mokupuni o Hawai‘i) are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kur ...
, grows in coastal canyons and on cliffs overlooking the ocean. There are two small populations in the Waianae Range of Oahu, three on Molokai, ten on Kauai, and one on Keopuka Rock, an islet close to the coast of Maui.USFWSETWP; Determination of endangered or threatened status for 24 plants from the island of Kauai, HI.
''Federal Register'' February 25, 1994. There are fewer than 10,000 individuals, and perhaps fewer than 5,000. Threats to the species include non-native plants such as lantana (''Lantana camara''), as well as feral goats, hiking and the maintenance of hiking trails, fires, landslides and rockslides.
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USDA Plants Profile
{{Taxonbar, from=Q7179465 sandwicense Endemic flora of Hawaii