Leptecophylla tameiameiae

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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Leptecophylla
Species:
L. tameiameiae
Binomial name
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
(Cham. & Schltdl.) C.M.Weiller
Synonyms

Cyathodes tameiameiae Cham. & Schltdl.[1]
Styphelia douglasii (A.Gray) Skottsb.[2]
Styphelia tameiameiae (Cham.) F.Muell.[1]

Leptecophylla tameiameiae, known as pūkiawe or maiele in the Hawaiian language, is a species of flowering plant that is native to the Hawaiian and Marquesas Islands.[3] The specific epithet honors King Kamehameha I, who formed the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. It grows as a tree up to 4.6 m (15 ft) tall in forests and as a shrub 0.9–3 m (3.0–9.8 ft) in height elsewhere. Its small needle-like leaves are whitish underneath, dark green above. The round berries range in color from white through shades of pink to red.[2] Pūkiawe is found in a variety of habitats in Hawaii at elevations of 15–3,230 m (49–10,597 ft), including mixed mesic forests, wet forests, bogs, and alpine shrublands.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Leptecophylla tameiameiae". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Pūkiawe" (PDF). United States Forest Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Styphelia tameiameiae". Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  4. ^ "Pukiawe". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-11-18.

External links[]

Media related to Styphelia tameiameiae at Wikimedia Commons


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