Maui News reports
A unique plant first seen in the high forests of West Maui in 2020 has now been officially recognized as a new Hawaiian species, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources announced Thursday.
The plant, now named Clermontia hanaulaensis, was found during routine surveys by botanist Hank Oppenheimer of the Plant Extinction Prevention Program, a partnership with DLNR and the University of Hawai’i.
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