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Threatened Plants and algae

 		Species 1 - 36 of 36
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Oahu schiedea (Schiedea kaalae)
Information on the Oahu schiedea is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Oha kepau (Clermontia hawaiiensis)
Information on the oha kepau is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Oha wai (Clermontia peleana)
Information on the oha wai is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Oha wai (Clermontia pyrularia)
Information on the oha wai is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Oha wai (Clermontia lindseyana)
Information on the oha wai is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Ohe makai (Reynoldsia sandwicensis)
Information on the ohe makai is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 7 Images 0 Videos
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Okoumé (Aucoumea klaineana)
This medium- to large-sized evergreen is Gabon’s most important commercial tree, contributing around 90 percent of the country’s... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Olulu (Brighamia insignis)
The Latin ‘insignis’ means ‘remarkable’, which is a particularly apt epithet for this plant, long considered one of the most... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Oncoba (Oncoba sp. nov.)
This tree is known as 'feewu a wu' by local people and has only recently been recognised as a new species; it is so new to science... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Onion (Allium calamarophilon)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Orchid (Disa purpurascens)
Information on Disa purpurascens is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Orchid (Dracula vampira)
This magnificent orchid has large distinctive flowers; the sepals are rounded with the top corner pulled into a thin tail, which... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Orchid (Cypripedium segawai)
This slipper orchid is a small, terrestrial herb. The flower stalk, or inflorescence, carries a single small flower, which is... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Orchid (Phalaenopsis javanica)
This moth-orchid is an epiphyte, which has small, creamy white flowers. There are many glossy leaves and a long flower stalk (or... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Orchid (Acrolophia bolusii)
Information on Acrolophia bolusii is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Orchid (Pleione coronaria)
Pleione coronaria is an epiphytic orchid. It has prominent egg-shaped swellings at the base of the stem, which are known as... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Orchid (Cattleya dowiana)
This exotic orchid has extremely showy and highly fragrant flowers, usually between 5 and 6 on each spike. The petals and sepals of... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Orchid (Dactylorhiza hatagirea)
Information on Dactylorhiza hatagirea is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Orchid (Phalaenopsis gigantea)
This epiphytic orchid is known locally as 'elephant ears' due to the enormous, olive- green leaves of this species. Five or six... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Orchid (Dendrobium prasinum)
Information on Dendrobium prasinum is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Orchid (Cephalanthera cucullata)
Information on Cephalanthera cucullata is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Orchid (Spathoglottis pacifica)
Information on Spathoglottis pacifica is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Orchid (Paphiopedilum delenatii)
This rare South East Asian orchid was thought to be extinct in the wild until it was rediscovered in the 1990s. It is a terrestrial... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Orchid (Cattleya forbesii)
With its pale coloured flowers, Cattleya forbesii is considered to be one of the least showy species in the classically... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Orchid (Phragmipedium besseae)
The recently discovered orchid Phragmipedium besseae boasts spectacular and instantly recognisable flowers, which are bright... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Orchid (Laelia xanthina)
Information on the orchid is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Orchid (Cymbidium rectum)
This orchid is an epiphyte and has thick leathery leaves. The leafless flower stalk (known as a scape) is horizontal and may be up... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Orchid (Cattleya schilleriana)
Information on Cattleya schilleriana is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Orchid (Renanthera citrina)
This rare epiphytic orchid was only discovered as recently as the mid 1990s. As the specific name suggests this orchid has bright... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Orchid (Laelia tenebrosa)
Information on the orchid is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Orchid (Bifrenaria harrisoniae)
Like most epiphytic orchids, Bifrenaria harrisoniae has a swollen storage organ known as a ‘pseudobulb’ at its base. The... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Orchid (Disa atrorubens)
Information on Disa atrorubens is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Orchid (Renanthera bella)
This epiphytic orchid is a small herb that bears beautiful flowers; alluded to by the specific name of bella. Aerial roots... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Orchid (Cypripedium molle)
This orchid is a terrestrial herb. A cluster of tall stems can be seen rising from an underground rhizome; a single plant may... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Orchid (Cattleya maxima)
Information on the orchid is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 1 Video
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Oriental arbor-vitae (Platycladus orientalis)
Information on the Oriental arbor-vitae is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 7 Images 0 Videos
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