Schenkia sebaeoides
endemicGentianaceae

Schenkia sebaeoides

Awiwi

Endemic to Hawaiʻinative

Found naturally nowhere else on Earth.

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...

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