Phyllostegia glabra
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Phyllostegia |
| Species: | P. glabra
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllostegia glabra | |
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Phyllostegia glabra is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name smooth phyllostegia.[1] It is endemic to Hawaii.[1]
Known varieties include Phyllostegia glabra var. glabra and P. g. var. lanaiensis,[1][3]: 47688 the latter being a perennial herb with dentate leaves, often reddish or red-veined, and white flowers, occasionally tinged with purple, distinguished from P. g. var. glabra by its shorter calyx and narrower leaves.[3]: 47688 As of 2021,[update] NatureServe lists P. g. var. glabra as vulnerable[4] and P. g. var. lanaiensis as possibly extinct.[5]
In September 1991, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) listed Phyllostegia glabra var. lanaiensis as an endangered species,[3]: 47694 stating that it had not been seen since a single plant was sighted on Lanai in the 1980s.[3]: 47688 The variety may still exist on the island, perhaps in rugged habitat that has not been surveyed recently.[3]: 47688 In September 2021, FWS stated that the last confirmed sighting of P. g. var. lanaiensis occurred in 1914 and proposed that the variety be declared extinct and stricken off the endangered species list.[6] During the public comment period, surveys revealed new habitat that could support the species and the proposal was withdrawn.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Phyllostegia glabra". explorer.natureserve.org. NatureServe. 2021-09-03. ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.152578. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ "Phyllostegia glabra (Gaudich.) Benth". The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species. Version 1.1. 2012-03-23. Archived from the original on 2020-07-27. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Herbst, Derral R.; United States Fish and Wildlife Service (September 20, 1991). "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for Six Plants from the Island of Lanai, Hawaii" (PDF). Federal Register. 56 (183): 47686–47695. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ "Phyllostegia glabra var. glabra". explorer.natureserve.org. NatureServe. 2021-09-03. ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144867. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "Phyllostegia glabra var. lanaiensis". explorer.natureserve.org. NatureServe. 2021-09-03. ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.137215. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Delisting 23 Species from Endangered Species Act Due to Extinction" (Press release). United States Fish and Wildlife Service. September 29, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ "Fish and Wildlife Service Delists 21 Species from the Endangered Species Act due to Extinction". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Press release). Falls Church, Virginia. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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