Schiedea viscosa, also called climbing alsinidendron, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is endemic to lowland and montane moist forests on Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Schiedea viscosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Schiedea
Species:
S. viscosa
Binomial name
Schiedea viscosa
H.Mann (1866)
Synonyms[2]
  • Alsinidendron viscosum (H.Mann) Sherff (1944)
  • Alsinidendron viscosum var. laeve Sherff (1944)
  • Schiedea viscosa var. laevis (Sherff) H.St.John (1973)

References

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  1. ^ a b Bruegmann, M.M.; Caraway, V. (2003). "Alsinidendron viscosum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T44111A10857544. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T44111A10857544.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Schiedea viscosa H.Mann. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 March 2024.