Clermontia drepanomorpha

Clermontia drepanomorpha is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name Kohala Mountain clermontia. It is one of several Hawaiian lobelioids in genus Clermontia that are known as `oha wai. This plant is endemic to Kohala, a volcano at the northern end of the island of Hawaii.^[1] This is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.^[2] It is a perennial tree that can be terrestrial or epiphytic and it grows in wet boggy forests.^[3]

Clermontia drepanomorpha
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Campanulaceae
Genus:	Clermontia
Species:	C. drepanomorpha
Binomial name
Clermontia drepanomorpha Rock

There are fewer than 250 individuals remaining in the wet forests on the slopes of the volcano. Threats to the species include disturbance by feral pigs, deer, rats, and people, and invasive plant species.^[1]

References

1. Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Clermontia drepanomorpha. Archived 2016-04-22 at the Wayback Machine The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003. Downloaded on 17 September 2015.
2. USFWS. US Fish & Wildlife Species Profile. Archived 2011-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Archived from the original on 2022-12-18. Retrieved 2022-12-18.

External links

• USDA Plants Profile of Clermontia drepanomorpha