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Brighamia insignis
Brighamia insignis
, commonly known as
Olulu
or
Alula
in
Hawaiian
, or colloquially as the
vulcan palm
or
cabbage on a stick
, is a
critically endangered species
of
Hawaiian lobelioid
in the
bellflower
family,
Campanulaceae
. It is native to the islands of
Kauai
and
Niihau
. This short-lived perennial species is a member of a unique endemic
Hawaiian
genus with only one other species. It is now extremely rare. In 1994 the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
reported five populations totaling 45 to 65 individuals, and listed the plant as an
endangered species
.
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