Schiedea waiahuluensis
| Schiedea waiahuluensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Schiedea |
| Species: | S. waiahuluensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Schiedea waiahuluensis W.L.Wagner, Weller, B.Nyberg & A.K.Sakai | |
Schiedea waiahuluensis is a species of Schiedea that was discovered using a drone-based collection system operated by the National Tropical Botanical Garden.[1]
The University of California, Irvine greenhouse that showed that it had enlarged, somewhat whitish sepals similar to those of the cliff-dwelling Schiedea attenuata.[2]
Schiedea waiahuluensis is a member of the family Caryophyllaceae and one of 36 Schiedea species native to Hawai‛i, twelve of which are found only on Kauaʻi.[3]
It is the first plant species to be discovered using a drone-based collection system.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ Wagner, Warren L.; Weller, Stephen G.; Sakai, Ann K.; Nyberg, Ben; Wood, Kenneth R. (2024-01-01). "Schiedea waiahuluensis (Caryophyllaceae), an enigmatic new species from Kaua'i, Hawaiian Islands and the first species discovered by a drone collection system". PhytoKeys (247): 111–121. Bibcode:2024PhytK.247..111W. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.247.130241. ISSN 1314-2011.
- ↑ Wagner, Warren L.; Weller, Stephen G.; Sakai, Ann K.; Nyberg, Ben; Wood, Kenneth R. (2024-10-09). "Schiedea waiahuluensis (Caryophyllaceae), an enigmatic new species from Kaua'i, Hawaiian Islands and the first species discovered by a drone collection system". PhytoKeys (247): 111–121. Bibcode:2024PhytK.247..111W. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.247.130241. ISSN 1314-2003. PMC 11484636. PMID 39421594.
- 1 2 "In a first, scientists use drones to discover rare Hawaiian plants". National Tropical Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
- ↑ Letman, Jon (2024-10-09). "In a first, scientists use drones to discover rare Hawaiian plants". National Tropical Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ↑ "Art by Alice Tangerini: Schiedea waiahuluensis W.L.Wagner, Weller, B.Nyberg, & A.K.Sakai". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2026-02-14.