''Alsinidendron'' is a genus of

plant Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae excl ...

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, Cactacea ...

, whose species are often included in the genus '' Schiedea''. There are four species, all federally listed

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endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

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.Taxon Summary: ''A. obovatum''.
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Selected species

* '' Alsinidendron lychnoides'' (Hillebr.) Sherff * '' Alsinidendron obovatum'' Sherff * '' Alsinidendron trinerve'' H.Mann * '' Alsinidendron verticillatum'' (F.Br.) Sherff * ''

Alsinidendron viscosum ''Alsinidendron viscosum'', also called climbing alsinidendron, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is incl ...

'' (H.Mann) Sherff

References

Caryophyllaceae Caryophyllaceae genera Endemic flora of Hawaii Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{caryophyllaceae-stub