Centaurium sebaeoides

`awiwi

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Overview

Schenkia sebaeoides is the only species of the gentian family (Gentianaceae) endemic to the Hawaiian islands. It is an annual herb about 6.0 to 20.0 cm (2.4 to 8.0 in) tall. The leaves are rather fleshy, inversely ovate or elliptic, and 0.7 to 3.2 cm (0.3 to 1.3 in) long by less than 2 cm (1 in) wide. Flowers are stalkless and are arranged along the stems near their ends. The fused sepals are 8.0 mm (0.3 in) long and are divided into uneven lobes. The white or pale pink petals are fused into a tube up to 10.0 mm (0.4 in) long, with lobes up to 4.5 mm (0.2 in) long. The cylindrical capsules are up to 9.5 mm (0.4 in) long and contain numerous tiny brown seeds.

Scientific Name

Centaurium sebaeoides
Common Name
`awiwi
awiwi
lavaslope centaury
FWS Category
Flowering Plants
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Listing

Sep 28, 1990

Sep 28, 1990 Listing (Endangered)
ETWP; Proposed Endangered Status for 26 Plants From the Waianae Mountains, Island of Oahu, HI; 55 FRโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Proposed
Item 1

Listing

Oct 29, 1991

Oct 29, 1991 Listing (Endangered)
ETWP; Determination of Endangered Status for 26 Plants from the Waianae Mountains, Island of Oahu, Hโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Final
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Critical Habitat

Nov 7, 2000

Nov 7, 2000 Critical Habitat
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determinations of Whether Desigantion of Critical Habโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Proposed
Item 3

Critical Habitat

Dec 18, 2000

Dec 18, 2000 Critical Habitat
Determinations of Prudency and Proposed Designations of Critical Habitat for Plant Species From theโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Proposed
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Critical Habitat

Dec 27, 2000

Dec 27, 2000 Critical Habitat
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Prudency Determinations for Eight Plant Species Fromโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Proposed
Item 5

Critical Habitat

Dec 29, 2000

Dec 29, 2000 Critical Habitat
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determinations of Whether Designation of Critical Habโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Proposed
Item 6

Notice

Jan 18, 2001

Jan 18, 2001 Notice
Reopening of Comment Period and Public Hearings: Determinations of Whether Designation of Critical Hโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Public Hearing
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Notice

Jan 18, 2001

Jan 18, 2001 Notice
Reopening of Comment Period and Public Hearings: Determinations of Whether Designation of Critical Hโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Comment Period Reopening
Item 8

Notice

Feb 22, 2001

Feb 22, 2001 Notice
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determinations of Prudency and Proposed Designationsโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Public Hearing
Item 9

Notice

Feb 22, 2001

Feb 22, 2001 Notice
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determinations of Whether Designation of Critical Habโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Comment Period Reopening
Item 10

Notice

Feb 22, 2001

Feb 22, 2001 Notice
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Prudency Determinations for Eight Plant Species Fromโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Public Hearing
Item 11

Notice

Feb 22, 2001

Feb 22, 2001 Notice
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determinations of Whether Designation of Critical Habโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Public Hearing
Item 12

Notice

Feb 22, 2001

Feb 22, 2001 Notice
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Prudency Determinations for Eight Plant Species Fromโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Comment Period Reopening
Item 13

Notice

Feb 22, 2001

Feb 22, 2001 Notice
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determinations of Prudency and Proposed Designationsโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Comment Period Reopening
Item 14

Notice

Mar 7, 2001

Mar 7, 2001 Notice
ETWP; Reopening of Comment Period and Notice of Availability of the Draft Economic Analysis for Propโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Comment Period Reopening
Item 15

Critical Habitat

Jan 28, 2002

Jan 28, 2002 Critical Habitat
ETWP; Revised Determinations of Prudency and Proposed Designations of Critical Habitat for Plant Speโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Proposed
Item 16

Critical Habitat

Apr 3, 2002

Apr 3, 2002 Critical Habitat
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Determinations of Prudency and Proposed Desigโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Proposed
Item 17

Critical Habitat

Apr 5, 2002

Apr 5, 2002 Critical Habitat
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Determinations of Prudency and Proposed Desigโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Proposed
Item 18

Critical Habitat

May 28, 2002

May 28, 2002 Critical Habitat
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designations of Critical Habitat for Plant Species Frโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Proposed
Item 19

Notice

Aug 23, 2002

Aug 23, 2002 Notice
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designations of Critical Habitat for Plant Species Frโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Comment Period Extension
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Notice

Aug 23, 2002

Aug 23, 2002 Notice
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designations of Critical Habitat for Plant Species Frโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Public Hearing
Item 21

Notice

Aug 26, 2002

Aug 26, 2002 Notice
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designations of Critical Habitat for Plant Species Frโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Public Hearing
Item 22

Notice

Aug 26, 2002

Aug 26, 2002 Notice
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designations and Non-designations of Critical Habitatโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Comment Period Extension
Item 23

Notice

Aug 26, 2002

Aug 26, 2002 Notice
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designations of Critical Habitat for Plant Species Frโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Comment Period Extension
Item 24

Notice

Oct 2, 2002

Oct 2, 2002 Notice
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designating Critical Habitat for Plant Species from tโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Comment Period Extension
Item 25

NEPA - EA

Oct 2, 2002

Oct 2, 2002 NEPA - EA
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designating Critical Habitat for Plant Species from tโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Draft
Item 26

Notice

Nov 15, 2002

Nov 15, 2002 Notice
Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; designations of critical habitat for plant species frโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Comment Period Reopening
Item 27

NEPA - EA

Dec 26, 2002

Dec 26, 2002 NEPA - EA
Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; designations of critical habitat for plant species frโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Draft
Item 28

Critical Habitat

Jan 9, 2003

Jan 9, 2003 Critical Habitat (Not prudent at final listing)
Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; final deisngation of critical habitat for three plantโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: CH Prudency Determination
Item 29

Critical Habitat

Mar 18, 2003

Mar 18, 2003 Critical Habitat
Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; final designations and nondesignations of critical haโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Final
Item 30

Critical Habitat

May 14, 2003

May 14, 2003 Critical Habitat
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for 60 Plant Speciesโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Final
Item 31

Critical Habitat

Jun 17, 2003

Jun 17, 2003 Critical Habitat
Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; final designations or nondesignations of critical habโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Final
Item 32

Five Year Review

Apr 29, 2008

Apr 29, 2008 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 70 Species in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and the Paโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Notice
Item 33

Five Year Review

Nov 24, 2010

Nov 24, 2010 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
5-Year Status Reviews of 58 Species in Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii
  • Publication type: Notice
Item 34

Critical Habitat

Aug 2, 2011

Aug 2, 2011 Critical Habitat
Listing 23 Species on Oahu as Endangered and Designating Critical Habitat for 124 Species:Proposed rโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Proposed
Item 35

Critical Habitat

Jun 11, 2012

Jun 11, 2012 Critical Habitat
Listing 38 Species on Molokai, Lanai, and Maui as Endangered and Designating Critical Habitat on Molโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Proposed
Item 36

Critical Habitat

Sep 18, 2012

Sep 18, 2012 Critical Habitat
Endangered Status for 23 Species on Oahu and Designation of Critical Habitat for 124 Species; Finalโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Final
Item 37

Critical Habitat

Mar 30, 2016

Mar 30, 2016 Critical Habitat (Revision)
Designation and Nondesignation of Critical Habitat on Molokai, Lanai, Maui, and Kahoolawe for 135 Spโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Final
Item 38

Five Year Review

Jun 11, 2019

Jun 11, 2019 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
Initiation of 5- Year Status Reviews for 91 Species in Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, and American Samโ€ฆ
  • Publication type: Notice
Item 39