Nothocestrum peltatum
endemicSolanaceae

Nothocestrum peltatum

O'ahu 'aiea

Endemic to Hawaiʻinative

Found naturally nowhere else on Earth.

Nothocestrum peltatum, the Oʻahu ʻaiea, is a species of is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, that is endemic to the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi. It can be found in mesic forests at elevations of 915–1,220 metres (3,002–4,003 ft). There are only about 23 individuals remaining.

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Where documented · 6 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 8 · GBIF 19 records
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 8
Hanalei · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 3
Wailua · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 3
Makaweli · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Kalihiwai · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1