Skottsberg'S False Ohelo
(Wikstroemia skottsbergiana)
Description
Wikstroemia skottsbergiana (also called Skottsberg's false ohelo and Skottsberg's wikstroemia) was a species of flowering plant in the Thymelaeaceae family. It was endemic to the island of Kaua-i in Hawai-i, but became extinct due to habitat loss.
Taxonomic tree:
Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Malvales
Family:Thymelaeaceae
Genus:Wikstroemia
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