NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.Platydesma rostrata is a rare species of flowering plant in the citrus family known by the common name pilo kea lau li’i. It is endemic to Hawaii, where there are only about 100 individuals remaining on island of Kauai. It was federally listed as an endangered species of the United States in 2010.
ITIS Reports — ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.Platydesma rostrata Hillebr., Fl. Hawaiian Isl. 72. 1888. Note. At the time Hillebrand described this species there was a single specimen known, the type. When Rock brought fragments from B back to BISH the label information was not well transcribed, but all have printed labels indicating they were from the B collection.
FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.
