Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_geniostoma_tinifolium
Kāmakahala
Geniostoma tinifolium
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About Kāmakahala
Kāmakahala (Geniostoma tinifolium) is a tree; shrub recorded on Kauaʻi. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Kauaʻi evidence
Accepted status, Kauaʻi occurrence, nativity, growth form, and names were audited against the 2026 Smithsonian checklist and linked habit source. Scientific synonyms: Labordia tinifolia var. lanaiensis Sherff; Geniostoma tinifolium (A. Gray) B. J. Conn; Labordia decurrens Sherff; Labordia decurrens var. pocillata Sherff; Labordia tinifolia A. Gray; Labordia tinifolia var. euphorbioidea Sherff; Labordia tinifolia var. forbesii Sherff; Labordia tinifolia var. haupuensis Sherff; Labordia tinifolia var. honoluluensis Sherff; Labordia tinifolia var. leptantha Sherff; Labordia tinifolia var. microgyna O. Deg. & Sherff; Labordia tinifolia var. parvifolia Sherff; Labordia tinifolia var. tenuifolia O. Deg. & Sherff; Labordia tinifolia var. waialuana Sherff; Geniostoma tinifolium var. wahiawaensis (H. St. John) Byng & Christenh.; Labordia tinifolia var. wahiawaensis H. St. John.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Geniostoma tinifolium
- Hawaiian names
- Kāmakahala
- Other names
- Geniostoma tinifolium · Kāmakahala · Labordia tinifolia var. lanaiensis Sherff · Geniostoma tinifolium (A. Gray) B. J. Conn · Labordia decurrens Sherff · Labordia decurrens var. pocillata Sherff · Labordia tinifolia A. Gray · Labordia tinifolia var. euphorbioidea Sherff · Labordia tinifolia var. forbesii Sherff · Labordia tinifolia var. haupuensis Sherff · Labordia tinifolia var. honoluluensis Sherff · Labordia tinifolia var. leptantha Sherff · Labordia tinifolia var. microgyna O. Deg. & Sherff · Labordia tinifolia var. parvifolia Sherff · Labordia tinifolia var. tenuifolia O. Deg. & Sherff · Labordia tinifolia var. waialuana Sherff · Geniostoma tinifolium var. wahiawaensis (H. St. John) Byng & Christenh. · Labordia tinifolia var. wahiawaensis H. St. John
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Smithsonian checklist assessment: Vulnerable; Apparently Secure; Endangered; U.S. status: Endangered; No Status
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-05
- Evidence limits
- Island-level occurrence is retained; finer locality is intentionally withheld
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Mesic forest · Wet forest
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, nutrients, and suitable habitat substrate
- Reproduction
- Viable flowers or seed and suitable establishment conditions; species-specific reproductive review remains open
- Shelter
- Suitable native vegetation structure and substrate
- Growth form
- Tree; Shrub
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Species-specific threat review pending; no fine-location evidence is published in this card
- Conservation actions
- Protect native habitat and verify species-specific actions against current conservation sources
- Monitoring
- Taxonomic identity, population condition, recruitment, and locally documented pressures; exact locations withheld
- Data gaps
- Species-specific ecology and threat citations · Reproductive phenology · Fine-scale habitat information intentionally not published
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- Kāmakahala (Geniostoma tinifolium) is a tree; shrub recorded on Kauaʻi. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.