Endangered and threatened species: Various plants from Kauai and Niihau, HI,
[Federal Register: January 28, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 18)]
[Proposed Rules]
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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. 02-687Filed1-25-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-55-P
