yl lace ae ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁common ▁name ▁cl iff - face ▁catch fly . ▁It ▁is ▁en demic ▁to ▁Hawai i , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁only ▁from ▁the ▁southern ▁Wa ian ae ▁Mountains ▁of ▁O ahu . ▁Today ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁plants ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁wild . ▁The ▁species ▁is ▁in ▁cultiv ation ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Trop ical ▁Botan ical ▁Garden . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁feder ally ▁listed ▁end anger ed ▁species ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁This ▁white - flow ered ▁sub sh r ub ▁was ▁first ▁discovered ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁When ▁it ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁End anger ed ▁Species ▁List ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁individuals ▁known ▁to ▁exist , ▁growing ▁on ▁cl iff ▁faces ▁in ▁the ▁mo ist ▁for ests ▁of ▁the ▁Wa ian ae ▁Mountains . ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁these ▁were ▁gone . ▁The ▁plant ▁exists ▁in ▁cultiv ation , ▁and ▁several ▁individuals ▁have ▁been ▁out pl anted ▁in ▁appropriate ▁habitat . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁three ▁of ▁these ▁have ▁surv ived . ▁They ▁are ▁protected ▁inside ▁f enced ▁en clos ures . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁US DA ▁Pl ants ▁Profile ▁ ▁perl man ii ▁Category : End em ic ▁fl ora ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁Category : Bi ota ▁of ▁O ahu ▁Category : W a ian ae ▁Range ▁Category : Pl ants ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 <0x0A> </s> ▁H