Bonamia menziesii

Bonamia menziesii, commonly known as Hawaiʻi lady's nightcap, is a species of flowering plant in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It is a vine or twisting liana with branches that can reach 10 m (33 ft) in length. Hawaiʻi lady's nightcap inhabits steep slopes and level ground in dry, coastal mesic, mixed mesic, and, sometimes, wet forests at elevations of 150–625 m (492–2,051 ft).

Hawaiʻi lady's nightcap
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Bonamia
Species:
B. menziesii
Binomial name
Bonamia menziesii

Scattered populations exist on most main islands, but the total number of individuals remaining is probably fewer than 1000.[2]

The plant is threatened by habitat loss.[3] Habitat has been destroyed or degraded by development, fires, exotic plant species, and agriculture.[2] Military exercises damage part of the critical habitat on Oahu.[4] Feral pigs, goats, cattle, sheep and deer eat the plant and trample the habitat.[4] The non-native sweet potato bug (Physomerus grossipes) has been noted to feed on the plant.[4]

Flower of B. menziesii

References
  1. Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Bonamia menziesii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 20 August 2007.
  2. The Nature Conservancy
  3. "Bonamia menziesii". CPC National Collection Plant Profiles. Center for Plant Conservation. 2006-01-31. Archived from the original on 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  4. USFWS. Five Year Review: Bonamia menziesii. August 27, 2010.


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