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12-22-2016

Cyanea dolichopoda

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Cyanea dolichopoda was a species of shrub in the bellflower family that was endemic to Kauai. It was discovered in 1990 and has not been located in the wild since 1992. Like other Cyanea it is known as haha in Hawaiian.[2]

This Hawaiian lobelioid was discovered in the Blue Hole, a valley on Kauai near the Wailua River. The Blue Hole is deep, nearly surrounded by steep cliffs up to 900 meters tall, and wet, a very high rainfall area filled with waterfalls. Only four plants were ever found, three juvenile specimens and one plant just reaching flowering stage. Because the plant was so obviously an unknown species and was apparently on the brink of extinction, it was given a name. It was not seen again after 1992.[3]

The IUCN has declared the species extinct.[1] The habitat is steep and hard to access. Because it is “very likely” that more specimens of the plant will be found in future surveys, the species was added to the endangered species list of the United States in 2010

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Detailed information
Full Name: Haha (Cyanea dolichopoda)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Flowering Plants
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 05/13/2010 Pacific Region (Region 1) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Haha, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Hawaii
  • US Counties in which the Haha, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Recovery
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
06/17/2010 Recovery Outline for the Kauai Ecosystem Recovery efforts in progress, but no implementation information yet to display Outline
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
06/17/2010 Recovery Outline for the Kauai Ecosystem Recovery efforts in progress, but no implementation information yet to display Outline
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
02/13/2015 80 FR 8100 8103 Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 133 Species in Hawaii, Oregon, Idaho, and Washington
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
Status
04/13/2010 75 FR 18960 19165 Determination of Endangered Status for 48 Species on Kauai and Designation of Critical Habitat; Final Rule Final Rule Final designated
10/21/2008 73 FR 62592 62742 Listing 48 Species on Kauai as Endangered and Designating Critical Habitat; Proposed Rule Proposed Rule Not Required
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