Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 25/09/1995

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Thirteen Plants From the Island of Hawaii, State of Hawaii

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) determines endangered status pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), for 13 plants: Clermontia drepanomorpha ('oha wai), Cyanea platyphylla (haha), Hibiscadelphus giffardianus (hau kuahiwi), Hibiscadelphus hualalaiensis (hau kuahiwi), Melicope zahlbruckneri (alani), Neraudia ovata (no common name (NCN)), Phyllostegia racemosa (kiponapona), Phyllostegia velutina (NCN), Phyllostegia warshaueri (NCN), Pleomele hawaiiensis (hala pepe), Pritchardia schattaueri (loulu), Sicyos alba ('anunu), and Zanthoxylum dipetalum var. tomentosum (a'e). All 13 taxa are endemic to the island of Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands. The 13 plant taxa and their habitats have been variously affected or are currently threatened by one or more of the following--competition for space, light, water, and nutrients by naturalized, introduced vegetation; habitat degradation by wild, feral, or domestic animals (cattle, pigs, goats, and sheep); agricultural and residential development and recreational activities; habitat loss and damage to plants from fires; predation by animals (cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, insects, and rats); and natural disasters such as