Kadua parvula

Description:

[syn. Hedyotis parvula]Rubiaceae (Coffee family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Waianae Mountains, Oahu)IUCN: Critically EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)EtymologyKadua is the oldest generic name for these species and is named in memory of M. Kadua, a native of Ulea, who sailed with Otto von Kotzebue (1787-1846), Baltic German navigator in Russian service, with the purpose of collecting plants.The Latin specific epithet parvula means very small or least.