 There are no known plants or seeds from "A. brownii" in any botanical garden.Conservation and recovery plans for "A. brownii" had been proposed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) which administers the island of Nihoa as part of the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.In 1996, the plant was listed by the FWS as an endangered species.