Hairy Wikstroemia
Extinct circa 1998 CE • Maui
"Previously recorded on the islands of Kure Atoll, Midway Atoll, Pearl and Hermes Atoll, and Laysan. The last known individual was seen in 1964. . . . Islands where this species was most commonly found have been heavily affected by the development of military installations. The decline of the species has been attributed to this development, as well as the introduction of alien plants and animals."
Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Achyranthes atollensis. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. . Downloaded on 08 April 2011.
Buildings at Foot of Steep Hills, Iao Valley, and Wailuku, Naui. Digital image. between 1833 and 1843. Web. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wailuku,_Maui,_engraving_from_Lahainaluna.jpg>.
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