ETWP; Proposed Endangered Status for Twenty-five Plant Species From the Island of Oahu, Hawaii

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) proposes endangered status pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), for 25 plant taxa--Chamaesyce herbstii ('akoko), Chamaesyce rockii ('akoko), Cyanea acuminata (haha), Cyanea humboldtiana (haha), Cyanea koolauensis (haha), Cyanea longiflora (haha), Cyanea st.-johnii (haha), Cyrtandra dentata (ha'iwale), Cyrtandra subumbellata (ha'iwale), Cyrtandra viridiflora (ha'iwale), Delissea subcordata ('oha), Eragrostis fosbergii (No common name (NCN)), Gardenia mannii (nanu), Labordia cyrtandrae (kamakahala), Lepidium arbuscula ('anaunau), Lobelia gaudichaudii ssp. koolauensis (NCN), Lobelia monostachya (NCN), Melicope saint-johnii (alani), Myrsine juddii (kolea), Phyllostegia hirsuta (NCN), Phyllostegia kaalaensis (NCN), Pritchardia kaalae (loulu), Schiedea kealiae (NCN), Trematolobelia singularis (NCN), and Viola oahuensis (NCN). All 25 taxa are endemic to the island of Oahu, Hawaiian Islands. The 25 plant taxa and their habitats have been variously affected or are currently threatened by one or more of the following--competition, predation, or habitat degradation from alien species; human impacts; fire; and natural disasters. This proposal, if made final, would implement the Federal protection provisions provided by the Act.