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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: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Malvales

            • Family: Thymelaeaceae

              • Genus: Wikstroemia