Capparis sandwichiana

Capparis sandwichiana is a species of flowering plant in the Capparaceae family endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Common names include maiapilo, pua pilo,[3] and Hawaiian caper. C. sandwichiana can be found on the main islands, Midway Atoll, the Pearl and Hermes Atoll, and Laysan.[4] It inhabits coastal low shrublands and rocky shores at elevations from sea level to 325 feet (99 m).[3] Maiapilo is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN and is threatened by grazing, competition with invasive species, and habitat destruction.[1]

Capparis sandwichiana
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Capparaceae
Genus:	Capparis
Species:	C. sandwichiana
Binomial name
Capparis sandwichiana DC.[2]

References

1. Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. (2003). "Capparis sandwichiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T44123A10860956. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T44123A10860956.en.
2. "Capparis sandwichiana". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2011-01-20.
3. "Capparis sandwichiana". Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
4. Culliney, John L.; Bruce P. Koebele (1999). A Native Hawaiian Garden: How to Grow and Care for Island Plants. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 103–105. ISBN 978-0-8248-2176-0.

External links

• Media related to Capparis sandwichiana at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Capparis sandwichiana at Wikispecies
• "Capparis sandwichiana". Plant Collections. United States Botanic Garden.
• "Selected Plants found on Hawaii's Offshore Islets". Species. Offshore Island Restoration Committee. Archived from the original on 2009-03-01.