Broussaisia

Kanawao
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Cornales
Family:	Hydrangeaceae
Subfamily:	Hydrangeoideae
Tribe:
Genus:	Broussaisia; Gaud.
Species:	B. arguta
Binomial name
	Broussaisia arguta; Gaud.

Staminate (male) flowers

Broussaisia arguta, the kanawao, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Hydrangea family, Hydrangeaceae, that is endemic to Hawaiʻi. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Broussaisia.^[2]

Kanawao is a widespread species occurring in mesic and wet forests on all of the main Hawaiian Islands. It is a dioecious, evergreen plant that either grows as a 1.5–3-metre (4.9–9.8 ft) shrub or a 6-metre (20 ft) tree. The obovate leaves are 10–25 centimetres (3.9–9.8 in) long and 4–9 centimetres (1.6–3.5 in) wide with finely serrated margins.^[2]

References[]

^ "Broussaisia arguta Gaudich". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2008-07-01. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Kanawao" (PDF). Common Forest Trees of Hawaii. United States Forest Service.

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[GRIN-1] "Broussaisia arguta Gaudich". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2008-07-01. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2009-03-02.

[CFTH-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Kanawao" (PDF). Common Forest Trees of Hawaii. United States Forest Service.

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