Species Profile for No common name(Lobelia oahuensis)

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No common name (Lobelia oahuensis)

Taxonomy:

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Listing Status: Endangered

Where Listed: WHEREVER FOUND

General Information

Lobelia oahuensis, a member of the Campanulaceae (bellflower) family, is a stout, erect, unbranched shrub 1 to 3 m (3 to 10 ft) tall. The elliptic leaves, 40 to 60 cm (16 to 24 in) long and 4 to 6 cm (1.6. to 2.4 in) wide, are typically stalkless and form a very dense rosette at the end of the stem. The upper surface of the leaves is hairless and the lower surface is covered with rather coarse grayish or greenish hairs. The inflorescence is branched 3 to 5 times from its base with each erect spike 0.1 to 1.5 m (3 to 5 ft) tall and comprised of 50 to 200 flowers. Each flower measures 42 to 45 mm (1.7 to 1.8 in) long and about 5 mm (0.2 in) wide with a 3 cm (1.2 in) long bract just below it. The linear calyx lobes are about 16 mm (0.6 in) long and 3 mm (0.1 in) wide. The fruits are hairy, oval capsules 10 to 17 mm (0.4 to 0.7 in) long and about 9 mm (0.4 in) wide that contain numerous brownish seeds.

Current Listing Status Summary

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Status	Date Listed	Lead Region	Where Listed
Endangered	03-28-1994	Pacific Region (Region 1)	Wherever found

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» Range Information

Current Range

Last Updated: 08-10-2021 - Wherever found

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Wherever found
Listing status: Endangered

States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: Hawaii
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USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:

State	County
Hawaii	Honolulu

» Candidate Information

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» Federal Register Documents

Federal Register Documents

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Date	Citation Page	Title
05/10/2022	87 FR 28031 28034	Initiation of 5- Year Status Reviews for 167 Species in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, California, Hawaii, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands: Request for Information
04/20/2017	82 FR 18665 18668	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 138 Species in Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, and California
09/18/2012	77 FR 57647 57862	Endangered Status for 23 Species on Oahu and Designation of Critical Habitat for 124 Species; Final Rule
08/02/2011	76 FR 46362 46594	Listing 23 Species on Oahu as Endangered and Designating Critical Habitat for 124 Species:Proposed rule.
03/16/2009	74 FR 11130 11133	Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 103 Species in Hawaii
06/17/2003	68 FR 35950 36406	Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; final designations or nondesignations of critical habitat for 101 plant species from the island of Oahu, HI; final rule
12/26/2002	67 FR 78763 78765	Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; designations of critical habitat for plant species from the island of oahu, hawaii; extension of comment period and notice of availability of draft economic analysis
11/15/2002	67 FR 69176 69177	Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; designations of critical habitat for plant species from the island of lanai, hawaii; proposed rule; reopening of comment period
10/02/2002	67 FR 61845 61846	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designating Critical Habitat for Plant Species from the Islands of Maui and Kahoolawe, Hawaii; Notice of Availability of Draft Economic Analysis
09/24/2002	67 FR 59811 59813	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designations of Critical Habitat for Plant Species from the Island of Hawaii, Hawaii; public hearing announcement

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» Species Status Assessments (SSAs)

Species Status Assessments (SSAs)

No Species Status Assessments (SSA's) are currently available for this species.

Special Rule Publications

No Special Rule Publications currently available for this species.

» Recovery

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Recovery Priority Number: 5

Current Recovery Plan(s)

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Date	Plan Stage	Recovery Plan	Implementation Status	SSAs/Biological Reports	Recovery Implementation Strategies
08/10/1998	Final	Recovery Plan for Oahu Plants	View Implementation Progress

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Date	Citation Page	Title	Document Type
05/10/2022	87 FR 28031 28034	Initiation of 5- Year Status Reviews for 167 Species in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, California, Hawaii, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands: Request for Information	Five Year Review Notice, Information Solicitation
04/20/2017	82 FR 18665 18668	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 138 Species in Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, and California	Five Year Review Notice, Information Solicitation
03/16/2009	74 FR 11130 11133	Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 103 Species in Hawaii	Five Year Review Notice, Information Solicitation

Date	Title
08/26/2024	Lobelia oahuensis Five Year Review and Analysis
09/30/2019	Lobelia oahuensis 5-Year Review
08/02/2011	Lobelia oahuensis 5-Year Review

» Critical Habitat

Critical Habitat Spatial Extents

Population(s)

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Critical Habitat Documents

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Date	Citation Page	Title	Critical Habitat Shapefile	Document Type
09/18/2012	77 FR 57647 57862	Endangered Status for 23 Species on Oahu and Designation of Critical Habitat for 124 Species; Final Rule	Download	Final

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» Life History

Habitat Requirements

Lobelia oahuensis occurs on summit cliffs in cloud-swept wet forests or in areas of low-shrub cover that are frequently exposed to heavy wind and rain. In the Koolau mountains, associated native species include Metrosideros polymorpha (ohia) forest with Antidesma platyphyllum (hame), Cheirodendron trigynum (olapa), Cibotium spp. (hapuu), Clermontia oblongifolia (oha wai), C. persicifolia (oha wai), Coprosma longifolia (pilo), Cyanea spp. (haha), Cyrtandra spp. (haiwale), Diplazium sandwichianum (hoio), Dubautia laxa (naenae pua melemele), Gardenia mannii (nanu), Labordia spp. (kamakahala), Melicope clusiifolia (kolokolo mokihana), Myrsine lessertiana (kolea lau nui), Phyllostegia grandiflora (kapana), Pipturus albidus (mamake), Pittosporum confertiflora (hoawa), Plantago princeps (laukahi kuahiwi), Platydesma spathulata (pilo kea), Pouteria sandwicensis (alaa), Pritchardia martii (loulu), Psychotria hathewayi (kopiko), Sadleria spp. (amau or apuu), Scaevola mollis (naupaka kuahiwi), Syzygium sandwicense (ohia ha), Tetraplasandra oahuensis (ohe mauka), Trematolobelia macrostachys (kolii), Viola oahuensis (no common name), Wikstroemia oahuensis (akia), and Zanthoxylum oahuense (ae). In the Waianae Mountains, associated native species include Artemisia australis (ahinahina), Bidens spp. (kookoolau), Boehmeria grandis (akolea), Broussaisia arguta (kanawao), Carex meyenii (NCN), Cheirodendron trigynum, Cocculus orbiculatus (huehue), Coprosma foliosa (pilo), Dianella sandwicensis (uki uki), Dicranopteris linearis (uluhe), Dubautia spp. (naenae), Eragrostis grandis (lovegrass), Freycinetia arborea (ie ie), Kadua spp. (NCN), Leptecophylla tameiameiae (pukiawe), Lysimachia hillebrandii (kolokolo lehua), Lythrum maritimum (pukamole), Machaerina angustifolia (uki), Metrosideros spp. (ohia), Melicope spp. (alani), Perrottetia sandwicensis (olomea), Phyllostegia glabra (ulihi), Pipturus albidus (mamake), Pittosporum spp. (hoawa), Polypodium pellucidum (ae lau nui), Psydrax odorata (alahee), Rumex albescens (huahuako), Sadleria pallida (amau ii), Vaccinium reticulatum (ohelo), and Wikstroemia oahuensis.

Movement / Home Range

Lobelia oahuensis occurs at 850 to 920 m (2,800 to 3,000 ft) in the Koolau mountains and at 792 m (2,600 ft) in the Waianae mountains of Oahu.

Reproductive Strategy

This species has been observed flowering and fruiting in October and November.

Other

Lobelia oahuensis differs from others of the genus in having erect stems 1 to 3 m (3 to 10 ft) long; dense rosettes of leaves at the ends of stems; lower leaf surfaces covered with coarse grayish or greenish hairs; and flowers 42 to 25 mm (1.7 to 1.8 in) long.

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