Offshore Islet Project

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Kaneapua

Aerial photo
Photo: H. Eijzenga

Small islet less than 1 acre located off the southwest tip of Lanai, south of Kaunolu Bay.
The islet is State owned and all native flora and fauna on the islet is protected under State and/or federal law.

Species checklists:

PLANT
Family: Asclepiadaceae
	Asclepias curassavica (Butterfly weed) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	6-Apr-06	Complete survey	Rare	Starr et al 2006
Family: Asteraceae
	Pluchea carolinensis (Sourbush) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	6-Apr-06	Complete survey	Rare	Starr et al 2006
Family: Chenopodiaceae
	Atriplex semibaccata (Australian saltbush) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	6-Apr-06	Complete survey	Present	Starr et al 2006
Family: Convolvulaceae
	Ipomoea tuboides Hunakai (Hawaiian moonflower) Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	6-Apr-06	Complete survey	Present	Starr et al 2006
	Jacquemontia ovalifolia subsp. sandwicensis Pau o Hiiaka Fed:none State:none			Endemic
	6-Apr-06	Complete survey	Present	Starr et al 2006
Family: Fabaceae
	Leucaena leucocephala Haole koa (White leadtree) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	6-Apr-06	Complete survey	Present	Starr et al 2006
Family: Malvaceae
	Sida fallax Ilima (Fanpetals) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	6-Apr-06	Complete survey	Present	Starr et al 2006
Family: Poaceae
	Bothriochloa pertusa (Pitted beard grass) Fed:none State:none			Adventive
	6-Apr-06	Complete survey	Present	Starr et al 2006
	Heteropogon contortus Pili (Tanglehead) Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	6-Apr-06	Complete survey	Present	Starr et al 2006
Family: Sterculiaceae
	Waltheria indica Uhaloa Fed:none State:none			Indigenous
	6-Apr-06	Complete survey	Present	Starr et al 2006
	6-Apr-06	Complete survey	Occasional	Starr et al 2006

Literature Citations:

Starr, F., Starr, K. & Wood, K. 2006. Lana'i offshore islets botanical survey. Department of Land and Natural Resources, Divsion of Forestry and Wildlife, Honolulu. 57 p.