[2] A small number of plants remain on private land and are threatened by tourist development (USFWS 1998b).

Other threats include feral pigs and goats on National Park Service land (USFWS 1998b).

Research needs include distribution and abundance, general biology and ecology (USFWS 1998a).

Fish and Wildlife Service requests that any interested parties (concerned government agencies, the scientific community and/or industry) submit data or suggestions concerning this species (USFWS 1998b).

The plant is being cultivated at the St. George Village Botanical Garden in St. Croix U.S.V.I.