endemicSantalaceae
Exocarpos luteolus
leafy ballart
Endemic to Hawaiʻinative
Found naturally nowhere else on Earth.
Exocarpos luteolus is a rare species of flowering plant in the sandalwood family known by the common names leafy ballart or heau. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Kauai. There are eight populations remaining, for a total global population of only 39 individuals. The plant was federally listed as an endangered species of the United States in 1994.
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Where documented · 9 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 7 · GBIF 30 records
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 7 ✓
Wainiha · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 4 ✓
Hanalei · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 4 ✓
Makaweli · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Wailua · KauaʻiGBIF 4
Kalihiwai · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Lumahaʻi · KauaʻiGBIF 3
Hanamāʻulu · KauaʻiGBIF 2
Kapāpala · HawaiʻiGBIF 1