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12-22-2016

Colubrina oppositifolia

Colubrina oppositifolia NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.Colubrina oppositifolia, known as kauila in Hawaiian, is a species of flowering tree in the family Rhamnaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It can be found in drycoastal mesic, and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 240–920 m (790–3,020 ft) on the islands of Oʻahu (Waiʻanae Range) and Hawaiʻi (slopes of KohalaHualālai, and Mauna Loa). There is also one individual remaining on Maui. Associated plants include alaheʻe (Psydrax odorata) and ʻohe kukuluāeʻo (Reynoldsia sandwicensis). This tree reaches a height of 5–13 m (16–43 ft). The trunk is coated in shredding gray-brown bark and the smaller twigs are reddish. The leaves are oppositely arranged and have pointed oval blades. The yellow-green flowers occur in clusters of 10 to 12. The fruit is a rounded capsule which is explosively dehiscent.

Detailed information
Full Name: kauila (Colubrina oppositifolia)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Flowering Plants
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 03/04/1994 Pacific Region (Region 1) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the kauila, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Hawaii
  • US Counties in which the kauila, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
03/30/2016 81 FR 17789 18110 Designation and Nondesignation of Critical Habitat on Molokai, Lanai, Maui, and Kahoolawe for 135 Species; Final Rule
02/05/2013 78 FR 8185 8187 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 44 Species in Oregon, Hawaii, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands
09/18/2012 77 FR 57647 57862 Endangered Status for 23 Species on Oahu and Designation of Critical Habitat for 124 Species; Final Rule
06/11/2012 77 FR 34464 34775 Listing 38 Species on Molokai, Lanai, and Maui as Endangered and Designating Critical Habitat on Molokai, Lanai, Maui, and Kahoolawe for 135 Species
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
07/02/2003 68 FR 39673 39722 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation and Nondesignation of Critical Habitat for 46 Plant Species From the Island of Hawaii, HI (2 of 2)
07/02/2003 68 FR 39623 39672 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Designation and Nondesignation of Critical Habitat for 46 Plant Species From the Island of Hawaii, HI (1 of 2)
06/17/2003 68 FR 36349 36398 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 (9 of 10)
06/17/2003 68 FR 36149 36198 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 (5 of 10)
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