Centaurium sebaeoides

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Schenkia sebaeoides, known as ʻĀwiwi in Hawaiian and lavaslope centaury in English, is a rare species of flowering plant. It is endemic to low shrublands in the state of Hawaiʻi in the United States. It is present on the islands of Kauai, Oahu, Lanai, Molokai, and Maui. At the time it was added to the endangered species list of the United States in 1991 it was known from seven populations for a total of fewer than 1000 individuals. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Until 2004 it was a member of genus Centaurium; it and several other species have since been transferred to other genera. This is the only plant in the gentian family, Gentianaceae, that is native to Hawaii.

This is an annual herb, one of only 3% of Hawaiian flora that have annual life cycles. It often bears white flowers but pink flowers are not uncommon.