[Federal Register: January 28, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 18)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 4089-4098]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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[[pp. 4089-4098]] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised
Determinations of Prudency and Proposed Designations of Critical
Habitat for Plant Species From the Islands of Kauai and Niihau, Hawaii
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Family Asteraceae: Lipochaeta waimeaensis (nehe)
Kauai G, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A),
constitutes critical habitat for Lipochaeta waimeaensis on Kauai.
Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent elements of
critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Precipitous, shrub-covered gulches in diverse lowland forest
and containing one or more of the following associated native plant
species: Artemisia australis, Chamaesyce celastroides, Dodonaea
viscosa, Lipochaeta connata, Santalum ellipticum, Schiedea spergulina,
or Panicum spp; and
(2) Elevations between 44 and 460 m (145 and 1,509 ft).
Family Asteraceae: Remya kauaiensis (NCN)
Kauai I, and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Remya kauaiensis on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Steep, north or northeast facing slopes in Acacia koa-
Metrosideros polymorpha lowland mesic forest and containing one or more
of the following associated native plant species: Chamaesyce spp.,
Claoxylon sandwicense, Dianella sandwicensis, Diospyros spp., Dodonaea
viscosa, Hedyotis terminalis, Melicope spp., Nestegis sandwicensis,
Pouteria sandvicensis, Psychotria spp., Schiedea spp., Tetraplasandra
spp.; and
(2) Elevations between 560 and 1,247 m (1,836 and 4,090 ft).
Family Asteraceae: Remya montgomeryi (NCN)
Kauai I, J, and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Remya montgomeryi on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) steep, north or northeast-facing slopes or cliffs in
transitional wet or Metrosideros polymorpha dominated mixed mesic
forest and containing one or more of the following associated native
plant species: Artemisia australis, Bobea spp., Boehmeria grandis,
Cheirodendron spp., Claoxylon sandwicense, Cyrtandra spp., Dubautia
spp., Ilex anomala, Lepidium serra, Lysimachia spp., Myrsine
linearifolia, Nototrichium spp., Pleomele aurea, Poa mannii, Sadleria
spp., Scaevola spp., Stenogyne campanulata, Tetraplasandra spp., or
Zanthoxylum dipetalum; and
(2) Elevations between 336 and 1,345 m (1,102 and 4,411 ft).
Family Asteraceae: Wilkesia hobdyi (dwarf iliau)
Kauai I, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A),
constitute critical habitat for Wilkesia hobdyi on Kauai. Within these
units, the currently known primary constituent elements of critical
habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Coastal dry cliffs or very dry ridges containing one or more of
the following associated native plant species: Artemisia australis,
Dodonaea viscosa, Eragrostis variabilis, Hibiscus kokio ssp. saint
johnianus, Lipochaeta connata, Lobelia niihauensis, Myoporum
sandwicense, Peperomia blanda, Peperomia leptostachya, Peperomia
tetraphylla, Peucedanum sandwicense, Psydrax odoratum, Sida fallax,
Waltheria indica, or Wilkesia gymnoxiphium; and
(2) Elevations between 12 and 685 m (40 and 2,246 ft).
Family Campanulaceae: Brighamia insignis ('o'lulu)
Kauai C, E, I, and J, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), and Niihau A, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(B), constitute critical habitat for Brighamia insignis on
Kauai and Niihau. Within these units, the currently known primary
constituent elements of critical habitat are the habitat components
provided by:
(1) Rocky ledges with little soil or steep sea cliffs in lowland
dry grasslands or shrublands with annual rainfall that is usually less
than 170 cm (65 in.) and containing one or more of the following native
plant species: Artemisia australis, Chamaesyce celastroides, Eragrostis
variabilis, Heteropogon contortus, Hibiscus kokio, Hibiscus kokio ssp.
saintjohnianus, Lepidium serra, Lipochaeta succulenta, Munroidendron
racemosum, or Sida fallax; and
(2) Elevations between 0 and 748 m (0 and 2,453 ft).
Family Campanulaceae: Cyanea asarifolia (haha)
Kauai M and N, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Cyanea asarifolia on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Pockets of soil on sheer wet rock cliffs and waterfalls in
lowland wet forests and containing one or more of the following native
plant species: ferns, Bidens spp., Dubautia plantaginea, Hedyotis
centranthoides, Hedyotis elatior, Lysimachia filifolia, Machaerina
angustifolia, Metrosideros polymorpha, or Panicum lineale; and
(2) Elevations between 182 and 1212 m (597 and 3,976 ft).
Family Campanulaceae: Cyanea recta (haha)
Kauai I, J, K, L, M, N, and O, identified in the legal descriptions
in (a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Cyanea recta on Kauai.
Within these units, the currently known primary constituent elements of
critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Gulches or slopes in lowland wet or mesic Metrosideros
polymorpha forest or shrubland and containing one or more of the
following native plant species: Dicranopteris linearis, Psychotria
spp., Antidesma spp., Cheirodendron platyphyllum, Cibotium spp., or
Diplazium spp.; and
(2) Elevations between 234 and 1,406 m (768 and 4,613 ft).
Family Campanulaceae: Cyanea remyi (haha)
Kauai I, J, K, L, M, and N, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Cyanea remyi on Kauai.
Within these units, the currently known primary constituent elements of
critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Tight drainages and seepy stream banks in lowland wet forest or
shrubland and containing one or more of the following native plant
species: various grammitid and filmy ferns, Adenophorus spp., Antidesma
spp., Cheirodendron spp., Cyrtandra spp., Diplazium sandwichianum,
Eragrostis grandis, Bidens spp., Broussaisia arguta, Metrosideros
polymorpha, Freycinetia arborea, Hedyotis terminalis, Machaerina
angustifolia, Perrottetia sandwicensis, Pipturus spp., Psychotria
hexandra, Syzygium sandwicensis, Thelypteris spp., Touchardia spp., or
Urera glabra; and
(2) Elevations between 215 and 1,167 m (704 and 3,829 ft).
Family Campanulaceae: Cyanea undulata (haha)
Kauai N, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A),
constitutes critical habitat for Cyanea undulata on Kauai. Within this
unit, the currently known primary constituent elements of critical
habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Tight drainages and seepy stream banks in Metrosideros
polymorpha dry to montane wet forest or shrubland and containing one or
more of the following associated native species: various
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grammitid and filmy ferns, Adenophorus spp., Antidesma spp.,
Broussaisia arguta, Cheirodendron spp., Diplazium sandwichianum,
Dryopteris glabra, Eragrostis grandis, Bidens spp., Freycinetia
arborea, Machaerina angustifolia, Mariscus spp., Melicope feddei,
Perrottetia sandwicensis, Pipturus spp., Psychotria mariniana,
Psychotria hexandra, Sadleria pallida, Sadleria squarrosa, Smilax
melastomifolia, Sphenomeris chinensis, Syzygium sandwicensis, or
Thelypteris spp.; and
(2) Elevations between 145 and 1,066 m (476 and 3,497 ft).
Family Campanulaceae: Delissea rhytidosperma (no common name)
Kauai E, and I, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Delissea rhytidosperma on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Well-drained soils with medium or fine-textured subsoil in
Diospyros diverse lowland mesic or diverse Metrosideros polymorpha-
Acacia koa forests and containing one or more of the following native
species: grammitid ferns, Adenophorus oligadenus, Cyanea spp., Dianella
sandwicensis, Diospyros sandwicensis, Dodonaea viscosa, Doodia
kunthiana, Euphorbia haeleeleana, Hedyotis spp., Microlepia strigosa,
Nestegis sandwicensis, Psychotria hobdyi, Pisonia spp., Pteralyxia
spp., or Styphelia tameiameiae; and
(2) Elevations between 167 and 895 m (547 and 2,935 ft).
Family Campanulaceae: Delissea rivularis (oha)
Kauai I, J, N, and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitutes critical habitat for Delissea rivularis on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Steep slopes near streams in Metrosideros polymorpha-
Cheirodendron trigynum montane wet or mesic forest and containing one
or more of the following native plant species: Boehmeria grandis,
Broussaisia arguta, Carex spp., Coprosma spp., Dubautia knudsenii,
Diplazium sandwichianum, Hedyotis foggiana, Ilex anomala, Machaerina
angustifolia, Melicope clusiifolia, Melicope anisata, Pipturus spp.,
Psychotria hexandra, or Sadleria spp.; and
(2) Elevations between 722 and 1,306 m (2,370 and 4,286 ft).
Family Campanulaceae: Delissea undulata (NCN)
Kauai I and J, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitutes critical habitat for Delissea undulata on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Dry or open Acacia koa-Metrosideros polymorpha mesic forests or
Alphitonia ponderosa montane forest containing one or more of the
following native plant species: Diospyros sandwicensis, Dodonaea
viscosa, Doodia kunthiana, Eragrostis variabilis, Euphorbia
haeleeleana, Kokia kauaiensis, Microlepia strigosa, Panicum spp.,
Pleomele aurea, Psychotria mariniana, P. greenwelliae, Santalum
ellipticum; and
(2) Elevations between 139 and 1,006m (456 and 3,299 ft).
Family Campanulaceae: Lobelia niihauensis (NCN)
Kauai C, I, J, and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Lobelia niihauensis on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Exposed mesic mixed shrubland or coastal dry cliffs containing
one or more of the following associated native plant species: Artemisia
australis, Bidens sandvicensis, Chamaesyce celastroides, Charpentiera
spp., Eragrostis variabilis, Hibiscus kokio ssp. saint -johnianus,
Lipochaeta connata var. acris, Lythrum spp., Nototrichium spp.,
Plectranthus parviflorus, Schiedea apokremnos, or Wilkesia hobdyi; and
(2) Elevations between 11 and 887 m (37 and 2,911 ft).
Family Caryophyllaceae: Alsinidendron lychnoides (kuawawaenohu)
Kauai I, J, K and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Alsinidendron lychnoides
on Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) steep riparian clay or silty soil banks in montane wet forests
dominated by Metrosideros polymorpha and Cheirodendron spp., or by
Metrosideros polymorpha and Dicranopteris linearis and containing one
or more of the following native plant species: Asplenium spp., Astelia
spp., Broussaisia arguta, Carex spp., Cyrtandra spp., Diplazium
sandwichianum, Elaphoglossum spp., Hedyotis terminalis, Machaerina
spp., Peperomia spp., or Vaccinium spp.; and
(2) Elevations between 878 and 1,344 m (2,715 and 4,408 ft).
Family Caryophyllaceae: Alsinidendron viscosum (NCN)
Kauai O, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A),
constitutes critical habitat for Alsinidendron viscosum on Kauai.
Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent elements of
critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) steep slopes in Acacia koa-Metrosideros polymorpha lowland,
montane mesic forest and containing one or more of the following native
plant species: Alyxia oliviformis, Asplenium polydon, Bidens cosmoides,
Bobea spp., Carex meyenii, Carex wahuensis, Coprosma spp., Dryopteris
unidentata, Dryopteris glabra, Dodonaea viscosa, Dubautia laevigata,
Dianella sandwicensis, Dryopteris wallichiana, Doodia kunthiana, Gahnia
spp., Ilex anomala, Melicope spp., Panicum nephelophilum, Pteridium
aquilinum var. decompositum, Pleomele spp., Psychotria spp., Schiedea
stellarioides, or Vaccinium dentatum; and
(2) Elevations between 754 and 1,224 m (2,474 and 4,016 ft).
Family Caryophyllaceae: Schiedea apokremnos (maolioli)
Kauai I, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A),
constitute critical habitat for Schiedea apokremnos on Kauai. Within
this unit, the currently known primary constituent elements of critical
habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Crevices of near-vertical basalt coastal cliff faces in sparse
dry coastal cliff shrub vegetation and containing one or more of the
following associated native plant species: Artemisia australis, Bidens
spp., Carex meyenii, Chamaesyce celastroides, Eragrostis variabilis,
Lepidium serra, Lipochaeta connata, Lobelia niihauensis, Myoporum
sandwicense, Peperomia spp., Pleomele aurea, Psydrax odoratum, or
Wilkesia spp.; and
(2) Elevations between 12 and 391 m (40 and 1,283 ft).
Family Caryophyllaceae: Schiedea helleri (NCN)
Kauai O, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A),
constitutes critical habitat for Schiedea helleri on Kauai. Within this
unit, the currently known primary constituent elements of critical
habitat are the habitat components provided by:
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(1) Ridges and steep cliffs in closed Metrosideros polymorpha-
Dicranopteris linearis montane wet forest, M. polymorpha-Cheirodendron
spp. montane wet forest, or Acacia koa-M. polymorpha montane mesic
forest and containing one or more of the following associated native
plant species: Broussaisia arguta, Cheirodendron spp., Cibotium spp.,
Cyanea spp., Dianella sandwicensis, Dubautia spp., Elaeocarpus bifidus,
Hedyotis terminalis, Melicope spp., Myrsine spp., Poa sandvicensis,
Scaevola procera, Syzygium sandwicensis, or Viola wailenalenae; and
(2) Elevations between 941 and 1,223 m (3,088 and 4,011 ft).
Family Caryophyllaceae: Schiedea kauaiensis (NCN)
Kauai I, J, and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitutes critical habitat for Schiedea kauaiensis on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Steep slopes in diverse mesic to wet Acacia koa-Metrosideros
polymorpha forest and containing one or more of the following
associated plant species: Alphitonia ponderosa, Cryptocarya mannii,
Diospyros spp., Dodonaea viscosa, Euphorbia haeleeleana, Exocarpos
luteolus, Microlepia strigosa, Nestegis sandwicensis, Pisonia spp.,
Peucedanum sandwicense, Psychotria spp., Psydrax odoratum, or Styphelia
tameiameiae; and
(2) Elevations between 192 and 4,232 m (631 and 4,232 ft).
Family Caryophyllaceae: Schiedea membranacea (NCN)
Kauai I, J, K, and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Schiedea membranacea on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Cliffs or cliff bases of mesic or wet habitats, in lowland, or
montane shrubland, or forest communities dominated by Acacia koa,
Pipturus spp. and Metrosideros polymorpha or Urticaceae shrubland on
talus slopes and containing one or more of the following associated
native plant species: Alphitonia ponderosa, Alyxia oliviformis,
Asplenium spp., Athyrium sandwicensis, Bobea brevipes, Boehmeria
grandis, Cyrtandra spp., Diplazium sandwichianum, Dodonaea viscosa,
Eragrostis variabilis, Hedyotis terminalis, Hibiscus waimeae,
Joinvillea ascendens ssp. ascendens, Labordia helleri, Lepidium serra,
Lysimachia kalalauensis, Machaerina angustifolia, Mariscus
pennatiformis, Melicope spp., Myrsine spp., Perrottetia sandwicensis,
Pisonia spp., Pleomele aurea, Poa mannii, Poa sandvicensis Pouteria
sandvicensis, Psychotria spp., Psydrax odoratum, Remya kauaiensis,
Sadleria cyatheoides, Scaevola procera, Thelypteris cyatheoides,
Thelypteris sandwicensis, or Touchardia latifolia; and
(2) Elevations between 423 and 1,205 m (1,386 and 3,953 ft).
Family Caryophyllaceae: Schiedea nuttallii (NCN)
Kauai E, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A),
constitutes critical habitat for Schiedea nuttallii on Kauai. Within
this unit, the currently known primary constituent elements of critical
habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Cliffs in lowland diverse mesic forest dominated by
Metrosideros polymorpha and containing one or more of the following
associated native plant species: Antidesma platyphyllum var.
hillebrandii, Bidens valida, Chamaesyce celastroides, Eragrostis
variabilis, Hedyotis acuminata, Hedyotis fluviatilis, Heteropogon
contortus, Lepidium spp., Lobelia niihauensis, Psychotria spp.,
Perrottetia sandwicensis, or Pisonia spp.; and
(2) Elevations between 33 and 702 m (120 and 2,303 ft).
Family Caryophyllaceae: Schiedea spergulina var. leiopoda (NCN)
Kauai F, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A),
constitutes critical habitat for Schiedea spergulina var. leiopoda on
Kauai. Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Bare rock outcrops or sparsely vegetated portions of rocky
cliff faces or cliff bases in diverse lowland dry to mesic forests and
containing one or more of the following native plant species: Acacia
koa, Artemisia australis, Bidens sandvicensis, Carex meyenii,
Chamaesyce celastroides, Dianella sandwicensis, Doryopteris spp.,
Eragrostis variabilis, Erythrina sandwicensis, Gahnia spp.,
Heliotropium spp., Lepidium serra, Lipochaeta connata, Microlepia
strigosa, Nestegis sandwicensis, Nototrichium sandwicense, Panicum
lineale, Panicum violascens, Peucedanum sandwicense, or Wilkesia
gymnoxiphium; and
(2) Elevations between 21 and 87 m (69 and 284 ft).
Family Caryophyllaceae: Schiedea spergulina var. spergulina (NCN)
Kauai G, I, and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Schiedea spergulina var.
spergulina on Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary
constituent elements of critical habitat are the habitat components
provided by:
(1) Bare rock outcrops or sparsely vegetated portions of rocky
cliff faces or cliff bases in diverse lowland dry to mesic forests and
containing one or more of the following associated plant species:
Acacia koa, Artemisia australis, Bidens sandvicensis, Carex meyenii,
Chamaesyce celastroides, Dianella sandwicensis, Doryopteris spp.,
Eragrostis variabilis, Erythrina sandwicensis, Gahnia spp.,
Heliotropium spp., Lepidium serra, Lipochaeta connata, Microlepia
strigosa, Nestegis sandwicensis, Nototrichium sandwicense, Panicum
lineale, Panicum violascens, Peucedanum sandwicense, or Wilkesia
gymnoxiphium; and
(2) Elevations between 145 and 829 m (474 and 2,718 ft).
Family Caryophyllaceae: Schiedea stellarioides (laulihilihi
(=maolioli))
Kauai O, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A),
constitutes critical habitat for Schiedea stellarioides on Kauai.
Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent elements of
critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Steep slopes in closed Acacia koa-Metrosideros polymorpha
lowland or montane mesic forest or shrubland and containing one or more
of the following native plant species: Alsinidendron viscosum,
Artemisia australis, Bidens cosmoides, Chenopodium spp., Dianella
sandwicensis, Dodonaea viscosa, Mariscus spp., Melicope spp.,
Nototrichium sandwicense, Pipturus spp., Styphelia tameiameiae,
Syzygium sandwicensis, or Zanthoxylum dipetalum; and
(2) Elevations between 476 and 1,216 m (1,561 and 3,990 ft).
Family Convolvulaceae: Bonamia menziesii (NCN)
Kauai I, J, K, L, M, N and O, identified in the legal descriptions
in (a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Bonamia menziesii on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Dry, mesic, or wet Metrosideros polymorpha-Cheirodendron-
Dicranopteris forest and containing one
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or more of the following native plant species: Antidesma platyphyllum,
Alphitonia ponderosa, Acacia koa, Cyanea spp., Cyrtandra pickeringii,
Cyrtandra limahuliensis, Dianella sandwicensis, Diospyros sandwicensis,
Dodonaea viscosa, Dubautia knudsenii, Hedyotis terminalis, Isodendrion
longifolium, Labordia hirta, Melicope anisata, Melicope barbigera,
Myoporum sandwicense, Nestegis sandwicensis, Pisonia spp., Pittosporum
spp., Pouteria sandvicensis, Psychotria mariniana, Psychotria hexandra,
Psydrax odoratum, Sapindus oahuensis, Scaevola procera, or Syzygium
sandwicensis; and
(2) Elevations between 351 and 1,416 m (1,151 and 4,644 ft).
Family Cyperaceae: Cyperus trachysanthos (puukaa)
Kauai I, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A), and
Niihau A, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(B),
constitute critical habitat for Cyperus trachysanthos on Kauai and
Niihau. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Wet sites (mud flats, wet clay soil, or wet cliff seeps) on
seepy flats or talus slopes and containing the native plant species
Hibiscus tiliaceus; and
(2) Elevations between 0 and 234 m (0 and 767 ft).
Family Cyperaceae: Mariscus pennatiformis (NCN)
Kauai O, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A),
constitutes critical habitat for Mariscus pennatiformis on Kauai.
Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent elements of
critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Open sites in Metrosideros polymorpha--Acacia koa mixed mesic
forest and containing one or more of the following associated native
plant species: Antidesma platyphyllum var. hillebrandii, Alsinidendron
viscosum, Carex alligata, Cyperus laevigatus, Dianella sandwicensis,
Diospyros hillebrandii, Diospyros sandwicensis, Dodonaea viscosa,
Myrsine linearifolia, Nestegis sandwicensis, Panicum nephelophilum, Poa
sandvicensis, Psydrax odoratum, Schiedea stellarioides, Styphelia
tameiameiae, or endemic ferns; and
(2) Elevations between 544 and 1,104 m (1,785 and 3,621 ft).
Family Euphorbiaceae: Chamaesyce halemanui (NCN)
Kauai I and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Chamaesyce halemanui on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Steep slopes of gulches in mesic Acacia koa forests and
containing one or more of the following native plant species: Asplenium
spp., Alphitonia ponderosa, Antidesma platyphyllum, Bobea brevipes,
Carex meyenii, Carex wahuensis, Cheirodendron trigynum, Coprosma spp.,
Diospyros sandwicensis, Dodonaea viscosa, Elaeocarpus bifidus, Hedyotis
terminalis, Kokia kauaiensis, Metrosideros polymorpha, Melicope
haupuensis, Microlepia strigosa, Panicum nephelophilum, Pisonia spp.,
Pittosporum spp., Pleomele aurea, Psychotria mariniana, Psychotria
greenwelliae, Pouteria sandvicensis, Santalum freycinetianum, or
Styphelia tameiameiae; and
(2) Elevations between 556 and 1,202 m (1,825 and 3,944 ft).
Family Euphorbiaceae: Euphorbia haeleeleana (akoko)
Kauai I, J, and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Euphorbia haeleeleana on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Lowland mixed mesic or dry Diospyros forest that is often co-
dominated by Metrosideros polymorpha and Alphitonia ponderosa and
containing one or more of the following native plant species: Acacia
koaia, Antidesma platyphyllum, Claoxylon sandwicense, Carex meyenii,
Carex wahuensis, Diplazium sandwichianum, Dodonaea viscosa, Erythrina
sandwicensis, Kokia kauaiensis, Pleomele aurea, Psychotria mariniana,
P. greenwelliae, Pteralyxia sandwicensis, Rauvolfia sandwicensis,
Reynoldsia sandwicensis, Sapindus oahuensis, Tetraplasandra kauaiensis,
Pouteria sandvicensis, Pisonia sandwicensis, or Xylosma spp.; and
(2) Elevations between 284 and 1,178 m (931 and 3,866 ft).
Family Euphorbiaceae: Flueggea neowawraea (mehamehame)
Kauai I and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Flueggea neowawraea on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Dry or mesic forests containing one or more of the following
native plant species: Alectryon macrococcus, Antidesma pulvinatum, A.
platyphyllum, Bidens sandvicensis, Bobea timonioides, Caesalpinia
kavaiensis, Charpentiera spp., Diospyros spp., Diplazium sandwichianum,
Freycinetia arborea, Hibiscus spp., Isodendrion laurifolium, Kokia
kauaiensis, Melicope spp., Metrosideros polymorpha, Munroidendron
racemosum, Myrsine lanaiensis, Nesoluma polynesicum, Nestegis
sandwicensis, Tetraplasandra spp., Pittosporum spp., Pouteria
sandvicensis, Pritchardia minor, Psychotria spp., Psydrax odoratum,
Pteralyxia kauaiensis, Rauvolfia sandwicensis, Streblus pendulinus,
Tetraplasandra spp., Xylosma hawaiiense, or Xylosma crenatum; and
(2) Elevations between 210 and 1,178 m (689 and 3,865 ft).
Family Fabaceae: Sesbania tomentosa (ohai)
Kauai D, H, and I, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Sesbania tomentosa on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Sandy beaches, dunes, or pond margins in coastal dry shrublands
or mixed coastal dry cliffs, and containing one or more of the
following associated native plant species: Chamaesyce celastroides,
Dodonaea viscosa, Heteropogon contortus, Myoporum sandwicense, Nama
sandwicensis, Scaevola sericea, Sida fallax, Sporobolus virginicus, or
Vitex rotundifolia; and
(2) Elevations between 0 and 212 m (0 and 694 ft).
Family Flacourtiaceae: Xylosma crenatum (NCN)
Kauai I and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Xylosma crenatum on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Diverse Acacia koa-Metrosideros polymorpha montane mesic
forest, or Metrosideros polymorpha-Dicranopteris linearis montane wet
forest, or Acacia koa-Metrosideros polymorpha montane wet forest, and
containing one or more of the following associated native plant
species: Athyrium sandwicensis, Cheirodendron spp., Claoxylon
sandwicense, Coprosma spp., Cyanea hirta, Diplazium sandwichianum,
Dubautia knudsenii, Hedyotis spp., Ilex anomala, Lobelia yuccoides,
Myrsine spp., Nestegis sandwicensis, Perrottetia sandwicensis, Pleomele
aurea, Poa sandvicensis, Pouteria sandvicensis,
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Psychotria spp., Scaevola procera, Streblus pendulinus, Tetraplasandra
spp., Touchardia latifolia, or Zanthoxylum dipetalum; and
(2) Elevations between 936 and 1,284 m (3,070 and 4,212 ft).
Family Gentianaceae: Centaurium sebaeoides (awiwi)
Kauai A and I, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Centaurium sebaeoides on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Volcanic or clay soils or on cliffs in arid coastal areas and
containing one or more of the following native plant species: Artemisia
spp., Bidens spp., Chamaesyce celastroides, Dodonaea viscosa,
Fimbristylis cymosa, Heteropogon contortus, Jacquemontia ovalifolia,
Lipochaeta succulenta, Lipochaeta heterophylla, Lipochaeta
integrifolia, Lycium sandwicense, Lysimachia mauritiana, Mariscus
phleoides, Panicum fauriei, P. torridum, Scaevola sericea, Sida fallax,
or Wikstroemia uva-ursi; and
(2) Elevations between 0 and 147 m (0 and 483 ft).
Family Gesneriaceae: Cyrtandra cyaneoides (mapele)
Kauai J, K, L, M and N, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Cyrtandra cyaneoides on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Talus rubble on steep slopes or cliffs with water seeps running
below, near streams or waterfalls in lowland or montane wet forest or
shrubland dominated by Metrosideros polymorpha or a mixture of
Metrosideros polymorpha, Cheirodendron spp., and Dicranopteris linearis
and containing one or more of the following native species: Bidens
spp., Boehmeria grandis, Cyanea spp., Cyrtandra longifolia, Cyrtandra
kauaiensis, Cyrtandra limahuliensis, Coprosma spp., Diplazium
sandwichianum, Freycinetia arborea, Gunnera spp., Hedyotis terminalis,
Hedyotis tryblium, Machaerina spp., Melicope clusiifolia, Melicope
puberula, Perrottetia sandwicensis, Pipturus spp., Psychotria spp.,
Pritchardia spp., or Stenogyne purpurea; and
(2) Elevations between 157 and 1,406 m (514 and 4,614 ft).
Family Gesneriaceae: Cyrtandra limahuliensis (haiwale)
Kauai I, J, K, L, M, and N, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Cyrtandra limahuliensis
on Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Stream banks in lowland wet forests containing one or more of
the following native plant species: Antidesma spp., Boehmeria grandis,
Bidens spp., Charpentiera spp., Cibotium glaucum, Cyanea spp.,
Cyrtandra kealiae, Dicranopteris linearis, Diplazium sandwichianum,
Dubautia spp., Eugenia spp., Gunnera kauaiensis, Hedyotis terminalis,
Hibiscus waimeae, Metrosideros polymorpha, Perrottetia sandwicensis,
Pisonia spp., Pipturus spp., Pritchardia spp., Psychotria spp.,
Touchardia latifolia, or Urera glabra; and
(2) Elevations between 208 and 1,594 m (681 and 5,228 ft).
Family Lamiaceae: Phyllostegia knudsenii (NCN)
Kauai O, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A),
constitutes critical habitat for Phyllostegia knudsenii on Kauai.
Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent elements of
critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Metrosideros polymorpha lowland mesic or wet forest containing
one or more of the following associated native plant species: Bobea
timonioides, Claoxylon sandwicense, Cryptocarya mannii, Cyrtandra
kauaiensis, Cyrtandra paludosa, Diospyros sandwicensis, Elaeocarpus
bifidus, Ilex anomala, Myrsine linearifolia, Perrottetia sandwicensis,
Pittosporum kauaiense, Pouteria sandvicensis, Pritchardia minor,
Selaginella arbuscula, Tetraplasandra oahuensis, or Zanthoxylum
dipetalum; and
(2) Elevations between 399 and 1,059 m (1,309 and 3,475 ft).
Family Lamiaceae: Phyllostegia waimeae (no common name)
Kauai O, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A),
constitutes critical habitat for Phyllostegia waimeae on Kauai. Within
this unit, the currently known primary constituent elements of critical
habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Acacia koa-Metrosideros polymorpha dominated wet or mixed mesic
forest with Cheirodendron spp. or Dicranopteris linearis as co-
dominants and containing one or more of the following associated native
plant species: Broussaisia arguta, Claoxylon sandwicense, Diplazium
sandwichianum, Dubautia knudsenii, Elaphoglossum spp., Gunnera spp.,
Hedyotis spp., Myrsine lanaiensis, Pleomele aurea, Psychotria spp.,
Sadleria spp., Scaevola procera, Syzygium sandwicensis, or Vaccinium
spp.; and
(2) Elevations between 655 and 1,224 m (2,149 and 4,016 ft).
Family Lamiaceae: Phyllostegia wawrana (no common name)
Kauai I, J, M, N, and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Phyllostegia wawrana on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Acacia koa-Metrosideros polymorpha-Cheirodendron mixed mesic
forest containing one or more of the following associated native plant
species: Alectryon spp., Asplenium polypodon, Athyrium microphyllum,
Carex spp., Claoxylon sandwicense, Cyanea fissa, Delissea rivularis,
Dianella sandwicensis, Diplazium sandwichianum, Dodonaea viscosa,
Doodia kunthiana, Dryopteris wallichiana, Dubautia knudsenii, Dubautia
laevigata, Hedyotis tryblium, Machaerina angustifolia, Panicum
nephelophilum, Peperomia macraeana, Perrottetia sandwicensis, Poa
sandvicensis, Pleomele aurea, Pteridium decompositum, Sadleria pallida,
Schiedea stellarioides, Scaevola procera, Syzygium sandwicensis,
Touchardia latifolia, or Vaccinium dentatum; and
(2) Elevations between 398 and 1,284 m (1,306 and 4,212 ft).
Family Lamiaceae: Stenogyne campanulata (NCN)
Kauai I, and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Stenogyne campanulata on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Rock faces of nearly vertical, north-facing cliffs in diverse
lowland or montane mesic forest and containing one or more of the
following associated native plant species: Lepidium serra, Lobelia
niihauensis, Lysimachia spp., Metrosideros polymorpha, Melicope
pallida, Neraudia kauaiensis, Nototrichium divaricatum, Poa mannii,
Remya montgomeryi, or Wilkesia gymnoxiphium; and
(2) Elevations between 335 and 1,290 (1,100 and 4,232 ft).
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Family Loganiaceae: Labordia lydgatei (kamakahala)
Kauai I, J, K, L, M, and N, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Labordia lydgatei on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Metrosideros polymorpha-Dicranopteris linearis lowland wet
forest containing one or more of the following associated native plant
species: Antidesma platyphyllum var. hillebrandii, Cyanea spp.,
Cyrtandra spp., Dubautia knudsenii, Hedyotis terminalis, Ilex anomala,
Labordia hirtella, Psychotria spp., or Syzygium sandwicensis; and
(2) Elevations between 182 and 1,140 m (597 and 3,740 ft).
Family Loganiaceae: Labordia tinifolia var. wahiawaensis
(kamakahala)
Kauai N, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A),
constitutes critical habitat for Labordia tinifolia var. wahiawaensis
on Kauai. Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Streambanks in lowland wet forests dominated by Metrosideros
polymorpha and containing one or more of the following associated
species: Antidesma platyphyllum, Athyrium microphyllum, Cheirodendron
spp., Cyrtandra spp., Dicranopteris linearis, Hedyotis terminalis, or
Psychotria spp.; and
(2) Elevations between 458 and 1,006 m (1,502 and 3,301 ft).
Family Malvaceae: Hibiscadelphus woodii (hau kuahiwi)
Kauai I, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A),
constitutes critical habitat for Hibiscadelphus woodii on Kauai. Within
this unit, the currently known primary constituent elements of critical
habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Basalt talus or cliff walls in Metrosideros polymorpha montane
mesic forest and containing one or more of the following associated
native plant species: Artemisia australis, Bidens sandvicensis, Carex
meyenii, Chamaesyce celastroides var. hanapepensis, Dubautia spp.,
Hedyotis spp., Lepidium serra, Lipochaeta spp., Lobelia niihauensis,
Lysimachia glutinosa, Melicope pallida, Myrsine spp., Nototrichium
spp., Panicum lineale, Poa mannii, or Stenogyne campanulata; and
(2) Elevations between 219 and 1,197 m (717 and 3,926 ft).
Family Malvaceae: Hibiscus clayi (Clay's hibiscus)
Kauai B, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A),
constitutes critical habitat for Hibiscus clayi on Kauai. Within this
unit, the currently known primary constituent elements of critical
habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Slopes in Acacia koa or Diospyros spp.-Pisonia spp.-
Metrosideros polymorpha lowland dry or mesic forest and containing one
or more of the following associated native plant species: Artemisia
australis, Bidens spp., Cyanea hardyi, Hedyotis acuminata, Gahnia spp.,
Munroidendron racemosum, Pandanus tectorius, Panicum tenuifolium,
Pleomele aurea, Pipturus spp., Psychotria spp., or Psydrax odoratum;
and
(2) elevations between nine and 380 m (29 and 1,245 ft).
Family Malvaceae: Hibiscus waimeae ssp. hannerae (kokio keokeo)
Kauai I and J, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Hibiscus waimeae ssp.
hannerae on Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary
constituent elements of critical habitat are the habitat components
provided by:
(1) Metrosideros polymorpha-Dicranopteris linearis or Pisonia spp.-
Charpentiera elliptica lowland wet or mesic forest and containing one
or more of the following associated native plant species: Antidesma
spp., Psychotria spp., Pipturus spp., Bidens spp., Bobea spp., Sadleria
spp., Cyrtandra spp., Cyanea spp., Cibotium spp., Perrottetia
sandwicensis, or Syzygium sandwicensis; and
(2) Elevations between 174 and 1,154 m (570 and 3,787 ft).
Family Malvaceae: Kokia kauaiensis (kokio)
Kauai I and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Kokia kauaiensis on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Diverse mesic forest containing one or more of the following
associated native plant species: Acacia koa, Alyxia oliviformis,
Antidesma spp., Bobea spp., Chamaesyce celastroides, Claoxylon
sandwicense, Dicranopteris linearis, Diellia pallida, Diospyros
hillebrandii, Diospyros sandwicensis, Dodonaea viscosa, Flueggea
neowawraea, Hibiscus spp., Hedyotis spp., Isodendrion laurifolium,
Lipochaeta fauriei, Melicope spp., Metrosideros polymorpha, Nestegis
sandwicensis, Nototrichium spp., Pisonia spp., Pleomele aurea, Pouteria
sandvicensis, Psydrax odoratum, Pteralyxia kauaiensis, Rauvolfia
sandwicensis, Santalum freycinetianum var. pyrularium, Streblus
pendulinus, Syzygium sandwicensis, Tetraplasandra spp., or Xylosma
spp.; and
(2) Elevations between 216 and 1,037 m (707 and 3,402 ft).
Family Myrsinaceae: Myrsine linearifolia (kolea)
Kauai E, I, J, K, L, N, and O, identified in the legal descriptions
in (a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Myrsine linearifolia
on Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Diverse mesic or wet lowland or montane Metrosideros polymorpha
forest, with Cheirodendron spp., or Dicranopteris linearis as co-
dominant species, and containing one or more of the following
associated native plant species: Bobea brevipes, Cryptocarya mannii,
Dubautia spp., Eurya sandwicensis, Freycinetia arborea, Hedyotis
terminalis, Lysimachia glutinosa, Machaerina angustifolia, Melicope
spp., Myrsine spp., Nothocestrum spp., Psychotria spp., Sadleria
pallida, Syzygium sandwicensis, or native ferns; and
(2) Elevations between 106 and 1,380 m (346 and 4,526 ft).
Family Orchidaceae: Platanthera holochila (NCN)
Kauai I, J, L, N, and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Platanthera holochila on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Montane Metrosideros polymorpha-Dicranopteris linearis wet
forest or M. polymorpha mixed bog and containing one or more of the
following associated native plant species: mosses, grammitid ferns,
Carex montis-eeka, Cibotium spp., Clermontia fauriei, Coprosma
elliptica, Dichanthelium spp., Lobelia kauaensis, Machaerina
angustifolia, Myrsine denticulata, Oreobolus furcatus, Rhynchospora
laxa, Styphelia tameiameiae, or Vaccinium spp., or Viola kauaensis; and
(2) Elevations between 803 and 1,563 m (2,635 and 5,128 ft).
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Family Plantaginaceae: Plantago princeps (laukahi kuahiwi)
Kauai I, J, K, L, N, and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Plantago princeps on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Windswept areas near waterfalls in Metrosideros polymorpha-
Cheirodendron montane wet forest with riparian vegetation or
Metrosideros polymorpha lowland to montane transitional wet forest on
cliffs and ridges, growing on basalt rocky outcrops and containing one
or more of the following associated native plant species: Antidesma
platyphyllum var. hillebrandii, Bidens forbesii, Bobea elatior,
Boehmeria grandis, Cyrtandra spp., Diplazium sandwichianum, Freycinetia
arborea, Gunnera spp., Hedyotis elatior, Huperzia spp. Hedyotis
centranthoides, Isachne pallens, Machaerina angustifolia, Perrottetia
sandwicensis, Pilea peploides, Pipturus spp., Sadleria cyatheoides, or
Tetraplasandra spp. or Bidens sandvicensis, Carex meyenii, Carex
wahuensis, Charpentiera elliptica, Hedyotis spp., Lipochaeta connata,
Lysimachia glutinosa, Lysimachia kalalauensis, Melicope spp., Myrsine
linearifolia, Poa mannii, or Wilkesia gymnoxiphium; and
(2) Elevations between 347 and 1,598 m (1,139 and 5,244 ft).
Family Poaceae: Ischaemum byrone (Hilo ischaemum)
Kauai A and I, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Ischaemum byrone on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Coastal shrubland, occurring near the ocean among rocks and
seepy cliffs and containing one or more of the following associated
native plant species: Bidens spp., Chamaesyce celastroides,
Fimbristylis cymosa, Lipochaeta succulenta, Lysimachia mauritiana, or
Scaevola sericea, and
(2) Elevations between 0 and 297 m (0 and 975 ft).
Family Poaceae: Panicum niihauense (lau ehu)
Kauai H and I, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Panicum niihauense on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Sand dunes in coastal shrubland and containing one or more of
the following associated native plant species: Cassytha filiformis,
Chamaesyce celastroides, Dodonaea viscosa, Nama sandwicensis,
Ophioglossum pendulum ssp. falcatum, Scaevola sericea, Sida fallax,
Vitex rotundifolia, or Sporobolus virginicus; and
(2) Elevations between 0 and 103 m (0 and 337 ft).
Family Poaceae: Poa mannii (Mann's bluegrass)
Kauai I and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Poa mannii on Kauai.
Within these units, the currently known primary constituent elements of
critical habitat are the habitat components provided by: (1) Cliffs or
rock faces in lowland or montane mesic Metrosideros polymorpha or
Acacia koa-Metrosideros polymorpha forest and containing one or more of
the following associated native plant species: Antidesma platyphyllum,
Artemisia australis, Bidens cosmoides, Bidens sandvicensis, Carex
meyenii, C. wahuensis, Chamaesyce celastroides var. hanapepensis,
Dodonaea viscosa, Diospyros sandwicensis, Eragrostis variabilis,
Hedyotis terminalis, Lobelia niihauensis, Lobelia yuccoides, Luzula
hawaiiensis, Mariscus phloides, Melicope anisata, M. barbigera, M.
pallida, Nototrichium spp., Panicum lineale, Pleomele aurea, Pouteria
sandvicensis, Psychotria mariniana, P. greenwelliae, Schiedea lydgatei
var. attenuata, Schiedea membranacea, or Wilkesia gymnoxiphium; and
(2) Elevations between 327 and 1,222 m (1,072 and 4,009 ft).
Family Poaceae: Poa sandvicensis (Hawaiian bluegrass)
Kauai I and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Poa sandvicensis on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Wet, shaded, gentle to steep slopes, ridges, and rock ledges of
stream banks in semi-open to closed, wet, diverse Acacia koa--
Metrosideros polymorpha montane forest and containing one or more of
the following associated native species: Alyxia oliviformis, Bidens
sandvicensis, Cheirodendron spp., Claoxylon sandwicense, Coprosma spp.,
Dianella sandwicensis, Dicranopteris linearis, Dodonaea viscosa,
Dubautia spp., Hedyotis spp., Melicope spp., Peperomia spp., Psychotria
spp., Scaevola procera, Schiedea stellarioides, or Syzygium
sandwicensis; and
(2) Elevations between 498 and 1,290 m (1,635 and 4,232 ft).
Family Poaceae: Poa siphonoglossa (NCN)
Kauai I and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Poa siphonoglossa on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Shady banks on steep slopes in mesic Metrosideros polymorpha-
Acacia koa forests and containing one or more of the following
associated native plant species: Acacia koa, Alphitonia ponderosa,
Alyxia oliviformis, Bobea brevipes, Carex meyenii, Carex wahuensis,
Coprosma waimeae, Dianella sandwicensis, Dodonaea viscosa, Dubautia
spp., Hedyotis spp., Lobelia yuccoides, Melicope spp., Microlepia
strigosa, Myrsine spp., Panicum nephelophilum, Poa sandvicensis,
Psychotria spp., Scaevola procera, Styphelia tameiameiae,
Tetraplasandra kauaiensis, Vaccinium spp., Wilkesia gymnoxiphium,
Xylosma spp., or Zanthoxylum dipetalum; and
(2) Elevations between 498 and 1,290 m (1,635 and 4,232 ft).
Family Primulaceae: Lysimachia filifolia (no common name)
Kauai L and N, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Lysimachia filifolia on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Mossy banks at the base of cliff faces within the spray zone of
waterfalls or along streams in lowland wet forests and containing one
or more of the following associated native plant species: mosses,
ferns, liverworts, Antidesma platyphyllum, Bidens valida, Bobea
elatior, Cyanea asarifolia, Chamaesyce remyi var kauaiensis, Dubautia
plantaginea ssp. magnifolia, Eragrostis variabilis, Metrosideros
polymorpha, Machaerina angustifolia, Melicope spp., or Panicum lineale;
and
(2) Elevations between 177 and 1,088 m (581 and 3,568 ft).
Family Rhamnaceae: Gouania meyenii (NCN)
Kauai I and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Gouania meyenii on Kauai.
Within these units, the currently known primary constituent elements of
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critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Rocky ledges, cliff faces, and ridge-tops in dry shrubland or
Metrosideros polymorpha lowland diverse mesic forest and containing one
or more of the following native plant species: Bidens spp., Carex
meyenii, Chamaesyce spp., Dodonaea viscosa, Diospyros sandwicensis,
Diospyros spp., Eragrostis variabilis, Euphorbia haeleeleana, Festuca
spp., Hedyotis spp., Hibiscadelphus spp., Lysimachia spp., Melicope
pallida, Neraudia kauaiensis, Nestegis sandwicensis, Nototrichium
divaricatum, Panicum lineale, Poa mannii, Psychotria spp., Senna
gaudichaudii, or Wilkesia gymnoxiphium; and
(2) Elevations between 375 and 3,867 m (1,231 and 3,867 ft).
Family Rubiaceae: Hedyotis cookiana (awiwi)
Kauai I, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A),
constitutes critical habitat for Hedyotis cookiana on Kauai. Within
this unit, the currently known primary constituent elements of critical
habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) streambeds or steep cliffs close to water sources in relict
Metrosideros polymorpha low mesic and low wet forest communities
containing one or more of the following associated native plant
species: Boehmeria grandis, Chamaesyce celastroides var. hanapepensis,
Hibiscus kokio ssp. saintjohnianus, Machaerina angustifolia,
Nototrichium sandwicense, Pleomele aurea, Pipturus kauaiensis, Pouteria
sandvicensis, Psydrax odoratum, or Rauvolfia sandwicensis; and
(2) Elevations between 120 and 553 m (392 and 1,814 ft).
Family Rubiaceae: Hedyotis st.-johnii (Na Pali beach hedyotis)
Kauai I, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A),
constitutes critical habitat for Hedyotis st.-johnii on Kauai. Within
this unit, the currently known primary constituent elements of critical
habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Crevices of north-facing, near-vertical coastal cliff faces
within the spray zone in sparse dry coastal shrubland and containing
one or more of the following native plant species: Artemisia australis,
Bidens spp., Capparis sandwichiana, Chamaesyce celastroides, Eragrostis
variabilis, Heteropogon contortus, Lipochaeta connata, Lycium
sandwicense, Myoporum sandwicense, Nototrichium sandwicense, or
Schiedea apokremnos; and
(2) Elevations between 0 and 187 m (0 and 613 ft).
Family Rutaceae: Melicope haupuensis (alani)
Kauai E, I, and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Melicope haupuensis on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Moist talus slopes in Metrosideros polymorpha dominated lowland
mesic forests or Metrosideros polymorpha-Acacia koa montane mesic
forest and containing one or more of the following associated native
plant species: Antidesma platyphyllum var. hillebrandii, Bobea
brevipes, Cheirodendron trigynum, Claoxylon sandwicense, Cryptocarya
mannii, Dianella sandwicensis, Diospyros hillebrandii, Diospyros
sandwicensis, Dodonaea viscosa, Elaeocarpus bifidus, Hedyotis
terminalis, Melicope anisata, M. barbigera, M. ovata, Pleomele aurea,
Pouteria sandvicensis, Pritchardia minor, Psychotria mariniana, P.
greenwelliae, Tetraplasandra waimeae, or Zanthoxylum dipetalum; and
(2) Elevations between 111 and 1,142 m (364 and 3,745 ft).
Family Rutaceae: Melicope knudsenii (alani)
Kauai I and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Melicope knudsenii on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Forested flats with brown granular soil in lowland dry to
montane mesic forests and containing one or more of the following
associated native plant species: Alectryon macrococcus, Antidesma
platyphylla, Bobea brevipes, Carex meyenii, Cryptocarya mannii,
Diospyros sandwicensis, Diplazium sandwichianum, Dodonaea viscosa,
Euphorbia haeleeleana, Gahnia beecheyi, Hedyotis spp., Hibiscus
waimeae, Isodendrion laurifolium, Metrosideros polymorpha, Melicope
spp., Myrsine lanaiensis, Nestegis sandwicensis, Panicum nephelophilum,
Peucedanum sandwicense, Pisonia sandwicensis, Pittosporum kauaiensis,
Pleomele aurea, Pouteria sandvicensis, Pritchardia minor, Psychotria
hobdyi, Psydrax odoratum, Rauvolfia sandwicensis, Remya kauaiensis,
Scaevola procera, Styphelia tameiameiae, or Xylosma hawaiiense; and
(2) Elevations between 344 and 1,064 m (1,128 and 3,492 ft).
Family Rutaceae: Melicope pallida (alani)
Kauai I and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Melicope pallida on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Steep rock faces in lowland to montane mesic to wet forests or
shrubland and containing one or more of the following associated native
plant species: Abutilon sandwicense, Alyxia oliviformis, Artemisia
australis, Boehmeria grandis, Carex meyenii, Chamaesyce celastroides
var hanapepensis, Coprosma waimeae, Coprosma kauaensis, Dodonaea
viscosa, Dryopteris spp., Hedyotis terminalis, Lepidium serra, Melicope
spp., Metrosideros polymorpha, Nototrichium spp., Pipturus albidus,
Pleomele aurea, Poa mannii, Psychotria mariniana, Pritchardia minor,
Sapindus oahuensis, Schiedea membranacea, Tetraplasandra waialealae, or
Xylosma hawaiiense; and
(2) Elevations between 359 and 1,081 m (1,179 and 3,546 ft).
Family Rutaceae: Zanthoxylum hawaiiense (ae)
Kauai O, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A),
constitutes critical habitat for Zanthoxylum hawaiiense on Kauai.
Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent elements of
critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Lowland dry or mesic forests dominated by Metrosideros
polymorpha or Diospyros sandwicensis, and containing one or more of the
following associated plant species: Antidesma platyphyllum, Alectryon
macrococcus, Charpentiera elliptica, Dodonaea viscosa, Melicope spp.,
Myrsine lanaiensis, Pisonia spp., Pleomele aurea, Streblus pendulinus,
or Zanthoxylum dipetalum; and
(2) Elevations between 464 and 887 m (1,522 and 2,911 ft).
Family Santalaceae: Exocarpos luteolus (heau)
Kauai I, J, N, and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Exocarpos luteolus on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Wet places bordering swamps or bogs; open, or dry ridges in
lowland or montane mesic Acacia koa-Metrosideros polymorpha dominated
forest
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communities with Dicranopteris and containing one or more of the
following native plant species: Acacia koa, Cheirodendron trigynum,
Pouteria sandvicensis, Dodonaea viscosa, Pleomele aurea, Psychotria
mariniana, Psychotria greenwelliae, Bobea brevipes, Hedyotis
terminalis, Elaeocarpus bifidus, Melicope haupuensis, Dubautia
laevigata, Dianella sandwicensis, Poa sandvicensis, Schiedea
stellarioides, Peperomia macraeana, Claoxylon sandwicense, Santalum
freycinetianum, Styphelia tameiameiae, or Dicranopteris linearis; and
(2) Elevations between 361 and 1,466 m (1,183 and 4,808 ft).
Family Sapindaceae: Alectryon macrococcus (mahoe)
Kauai I, and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Alectryon macrococcus on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) dry slopes or gulches in Diospyros spp.-Metrosideros polymorpha
lowland mesic forest, Metrosideros polymorpha mixed mesic forest, or
Diospyros spp. mixed mesic forest, containing one or more of the
following native plant species: Acacia koa, Alyxia oliviformis,
Antidesma spp., Bobea timonioides, Caesalpinia kavaiensis, Canavalia
spp., Carex meyenii, Carex wahuensis, Doodia kunthiana, Hibiscus
waimeae, Kokia kauaiensis, Melicope knudsenii, Microlepia strigosa,
Munroidendron racemosum, Myrsine lanaiensis, Nesoluma polynesicum,
Nestegis sandwicensis, Pisonia spp., Pleomele spp., Pouteria
sandvicensis, Psychotria spp., Psydrax odoratum, Pteralyxia spp.,
Rauvolfia sandwicensis, Streblus pendulinus, Tetraplasandra spp.,
Xylosma spp., or Zanthoxylum spp.; and
(2) Elevations between 341 and 954 m (1,120 and 3,129 ft).
Family Solanaceae: Nothocestrum peltatum (aiea)
Kauai I and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Nothocestrum peltatum on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Rich soil on steep slopes in mesic or wet forest dominated by
Acacia koa or a mixture of Acacia koa and Metrosideros polymorpha and
containing one or more of the following associated native plant
species: Alphitonia ponderosa, Antidesma spp., Bobea brevipes,
Broussaisia arguta, Cheirodendron trigynum, Claoxylon sandwicense,
Coprosma spp., Cryptocarya mannii, Dianella sandwicensis, Dicranopteris
linearis, Diplazium sandwichianum, Dodonaea viscosa, Elaeocarpus
bifidus, Hedyotis terminalis, Ilex anomala, Melicope anisata, M.
barbigera, M. haupuensis, Perrottetia sandwicensis, Pleomele aurea,
Pouteria sandvicensis, Psychotria mariniana, P. greenwelliae,
Tetraplasandra kauaiensis, or Xylosma spp.; and
(2) elevations between 725 and 1,290 m (2,378 and 4,232 ft).
Family Solanaceae: Solanum sandwicense (aiakeaakua, ppolo)
Kauai I and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Solanum sandwicense on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Forest canopies in diverse lowland or montane Acacia koa or
Acacia koa-Metrosideros polymorpha mesic forests or occasionally in wet
forests and containing one or more of the following associated plant
species: Alphitonia ponderosa, Athyrium sandwicensis, Bidens spp.,
Carex meyenii, Coprosma spp., Cryptocarya mannii, Dianella
sandwicensis, Dicranopteris linearis, Dubautia spp., Hedyotis spp.,
Ilex anomala, Melicope spp., Poa spp., Pouteria sandvicensis,
Psychotria spp., Syzygium sandwicensis, or Xylosma hawaiiense; and
(2) Elevations between 445 and 1,290 m (1,460 and 4,232 ft).
Family Violaceae: Isodendrion laurifolium (aupaka)
Kauai I and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Isodendrion laurifolium
on Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Diverse mesic forest, dominated by Metrosideros polymorpha,
Acacia koa or Diospyros spp. and containing one or more of the
following associated native plant species: Alphitonia ponderosa,
Antidesma spp., Claoxylon sandwicense, Dodonaea viscosa, Dubautia spp.,
Elaeocarpus bifidus, Euphorbia haeleeleana, Hedyotis terminalis, Kokia
kauaiensis, Melicope anisata, Melicope barbigera, Melicope ovata,
Melicope peduncularis, Myrsine lanaiensis, Nestegis sandwicensis,
Pisonia spp., Pittosporum glabrum, Pleomele aurea, Pouteria
sandvicensis, Psydrax odoratum, Streblus pendulinus, or Xylosma
hawaiiense; and
(2) Elevations between 376 and 1,163 m (1,233 and 3,817 ft).
Family Violaceae: Isodendrion longifolium (aupaka)
Kauai E, I, J, K, L, N, and O, identified in the legal descriptions
in (a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Isodendrion
longifolium on Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary
constituent elements of critical habitat are the habitat components
provided by:
(1) Steep slopes and some flats in certain undisturbed areas,
gulches, or stream banks in mesic or wet Metrosideros polymorpha-Acacia
koa forests and containing one or more of the following native species:
Antidesma spp., Bidens spp., Bobea brevipes, Cheirodendron spp.,
Cibotium spp., Cyanea hardyi, Cyrtandra spp., Dicranopteris linearis,
Diospyros spp., Eugenia spp., Hedyotis spp., Ilex anomala, Melicope
spp., Nestegis sandwicensis, Peperomia spp., Perrottetia sandwicensis,
Pipturus spp., Pittosporum spp., Pritchardia spp., Psychotria spp.,
Psydrax odoratum, or Syzygium spp.; and
(2) Elevations between 38 and 1,541 m (125 and 5,057 ft).
Family Violaceae: Viola helenae (NCN)
Kauai N, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A),
constitutes critical habitat for Viola helenae on Kauai. Within this
unit, the currently known primary constituent elements of critical
habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Stream drainage banks or adjacent valley bottoms in light to
moderate shade in Metrosideros polymorpha-Dicranopteris linearis
lowland wet forest or Metrosideros polymorpha-Cheirodendron wet forest
and containing one or more of the following native plant species:
Antidesma platyphyllum var. hillebrandii, Broussaisia arguta,
Dicranopteris linearis, Diplazium sandwichianum, Dubautia spp.,
Freycinetia arborea, Hesperomannia lydgatei, Melicope spp., or
Pritchardia spp.; and
(2) Elevations between 522 and 1,006 m (1,712 and 3,301 ft).
Family Violaceae: Viola kauaiensis var. wahiawaensis (nani
waialeale)
Kauai N, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A),
constitutes critical habitat for Viola kauaiensis var. wahiawaensis on
Kauai. Within this unit, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
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(1) Machaerina angustifolia-Rhynchospora rugosa lowland bog or
mixed wet shrubland and adjacent Metrosideros polymorpha wet forest
containing one or more of the following native plant species: Antidesma
platyphyllum var. hillebrandii, Bidens forbesii, Chamaesyce remyi,
Chamaesyce sparsiflora, Coprosma grayana, Cyanea fissa, Dicranopteris
linearis, Diplopterygium pinnatum, Dubautia imbricata, Dubautia
raillardioides, Gahnia vitiensis, Lobelia kauaensis, Machaerina
angustifolia, Machaerina mariscoides, Melicope spp., Psychotria wawrae,
Sadleria pallida, Scaevola gaudichaudii, Sphenomeris chinensis,
Styphelia tameiameiae, Syzygium sandwicensis, Tetraplasandra oahuensis,
or Vaccinium dentatum; and
(2) Elevations between 394 and 1,006 (1,291 and 3,301 ft).
(B) Ferns and allies.
Family Aspleniaceae: Diellia erecta (no common name)
Kauai O, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A),
constitutes critical habitat for Diellia erecta on Kauai. Within this
unit, the currently known primary constituent elements of critical
habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Brown granular soil with leaf litter and occasional terrestrial
moss on north facing slopes in deep shade, or on steep slopes or gulch
bottoms in Metrosideros polymorpha-Dicranopteris linearis wet forest or
Metrosideros polymorpha mixed mesic forest with Acacia koa and Acacia
koaia as codominants and containing one or more of the following native
plant species: Asplenium aethiopicum, Asplenium contiguum, Asplenium
macraei, Coprosma spp., Dodonaea viscosa, Dryopteris fusco-atra,
Dryopteris unidentata, Hedyotis terminalis, Melicope spp., Microlepia
strigosa, Myrsine spp., Nestegis sandwicensis, Psychotria spp.,
Styphelia tameiameiae, Syzygium sandwicensis, and Wikstroemia spp.; and
(2) Elevations between 655 and 1,224 m (2,149 and 4,016 ft).
Family Aspleniaceae: Diellia pallida (no common name)
Kauai I and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Diellia pallida on Kauai.
Within these units, the currently known primary constituent elements of
critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Bare granular soil with dry to mesophytic leaf litter with pH
of 6.9 to 7.9. on steep, talus slopes in lowland mesic forests and
containing one or more of the following native plant species: Acacia
koa, Alectryon macrococcus, Alphitonia ponderosa, Alyxia oliviformis,
Antidesma platyphyllum, Asplenium spp., Carex meyenii, Diospyros
hillebrandii, Diospyros sandwicensis, Doodia kunthiana, Hedyotis
knudsenii, Metrosideros polymorpha, Microlepia strigosa, Myrsine
lanaiensis, Nestegis sandwicensis, Psychotria mariniana, Psydrax
odoratum, Pteralyxia kauaiensis, Rauvolfia sandwicensis, Styphelia
tameiameiae, Tetraplasandra kauaiensis, Wilkesia gymnoxiphium, or
Zanthoxylum dipetalum; and
(2) Elevations between 445 and 1,028 m (1,460 and 3,371 ft).
Family Aspleniaceae: Diplazium molokaiense (NCN)
Kauai I and O, identified in the legal descriptions in
(a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Diplazium molokaiense on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Brown soil with basalt outcrops near water falls in lowland or
montane mesic Metrosideros polymorpha-Acacia koa forest; and
(2) Elevations between 476 and 1,284 m (1,562 and 4,212 ft).
Family Aspleniaceae: Ctenitis squamigera (pauoa)
Kauai I, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A),
constitutes critical habitat for Ctenitis squamigera on Kauai. Within
this unit, the currently known primary constituent elements of critical
habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Rock faces in gulches in the understory of Metrosideros
polymorpha-Diospyros spp. mesic forest and diverse mesic forest and
containing one or more of the following native plant species: Myrsine
spp., Psychotria spp., or Xylosma spp.; and
(2) Elevations between 568 and 1,069 m (1,863 and 3,507 ft).
Family Grammitidaceae: Adenophorus periens (pendant kihi fern)
Kauai I, J, K, L, M, N and O, identified in the legal descriptions
in (a)(1)(i)(A), constitute critical habitat for Adenophorus periens on
Kauai. Within these units, the currently known primary constituent
elements of critical habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Metrosideros polymorpha trunks, in riparian banks of stream
systems in well-developed, closed canopy that provides deep shade or
high humidity in Metrosideros polymorpha-Cibotium glaucum lowland wet
forests, open Metrosideros polymorpha montane wet forest, or
Metrosideros polymorpha-Dicranopteris linearis lowland wet forest and
containing one or more of the following native plant species: Antidesma
platyphyllum, Athyrium sandwicensis, Broussaisia spp., Cheirodendron
trigynum, Cyanea spp., Cyrtandra spp., Dicranopteris linearis
Freycinetia arborea, Hedyotis terminalis, Labordia hirtella, Machaerina
angustifolia, Psychotria spp., Psychotria hexandra, Syzygium
sandwicensis, or Tetraplasandra oahuensis; and
(2) Elevations between 107 and 1,594 m (351 and 5,228 ft).
Family Lycopodiaceae: Phlegmariurus nutans (wawaeiole)
Kauai N, identified in the legal description in (a)(1)(i)(A),
constitutes critical habitat for Phlegmariurus nutans on Kauai. Within
this unit, the currently known primary constituent elements of critical
habitat are the habitat components provided by:
(1) Tree trunks, usually on open ridges and slopes in Metrosideros
polymorpha/Dicranopteris linearis wet forests and occasionally mesic
forests and containing one or more of the following associated native
plant species: Antidesma platyphyllum, Broussaisia arguta, Cibotium
chamissoi, Cheirodendron fauriei, Diploterygiun pinnatum, Hedyotis
terminalis, Hibiscus kokio ssp. kokio, Melicope waialealae, Scaevola
gaudichaudii, Syzygium sandwicensis, Perrottetia sandwicensis,
Psychotria hexandra, P. mariniana, or P. wawrae; and
(2) Elevations between 601 and 1,594 m (1,971 and 5,228 ft).
Dated: January 7, 2002.
Joseph E. Doddridge,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 02-687 Filed 1-25-02; 8:45 am]
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