Kauai Catchbirdtree

(Pisonia wagneriana)

Description

Piosnia wagneriana, the p-pala k-pau or Kaua-i catchbirdtree, is a species of flowering tree in the Bougainvillea family, Nyctaginaceae, that is endemic to Kaua-i in the Hawaiian Islands. It is threatened by habitat losS.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Caryophyllales

Family:Nyctaginaceae

Genus:Pisonia

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