Euphorbia remyi

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Euphorbia remyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species:
E. remyi
Binomial name
Euphorbia remyi
Synonyms[2]

Chamaesyce remyi (A.Gray ex Boiss.) Croizat & O.Deg.
Euphorbia remyi var. olokelensis Skottsb. & Sherff

Euphorbia remyi is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae.[2][3] It is known by the common name Remy's sandmat locally as ʻakoko. It is endemic to the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii, where it grows in mixed mesic forests, wet forests and bogs from 150 to 900 m (490 to 2,950 ft).[4][5]

There are two remaining varieties of this species, vars. remyi and kauaiensis, both of which were federally listed as endangered species in 2010.[4] The third variety, var. hanaleiensis, has been declared extinct, having not been located since the nineteenth century.[6]

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