Schiedea obovata

Schiedea obovata is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is a shrub endemic to the island of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands, where it grows in lowland moist forests from 550 to 800 meters elevation. There are only 38 plants in the single known population, and the species is assessed as Critically Endangered. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

Schiedea obovata
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Schiedea
Species:	S. obovata
Binomial name
Schiedea obovata (Sherff) W.L.Wagner & Weller (2005)
Synonyms[2]
Alsinidendron obovatum Sherff (1951) Alsinidendron obovatum var. parvifolium O.Deg. & Sherff (1951)