Polyscias sandwicensis
Polyscias sandwicensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Araliaceae |
Genus: | Polyscias |
Species: | P. sandwicensis
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Binomial name | |
Polyscias sandwicensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
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Synonyms[2] | |
Reynoldsia sandwicensis A.Gray |
Polyscias sandwicensis, known as the 'ohe makai[3] or ʻOhe kukuluāeʻo in Hawaiian, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It is a tree, reaching a height of 4.6–15 m (15–49 ft) high with a trunk diameter of 0.5–0.6 m (1.6–2.0 ft).[4] It can be found at elevations of 30–800 m (98–2,625 ft) on most main islands. Polyscias sandwicensis generally inhabits lowland dry forests, but is occasionally seen in coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests.[5] It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Reynoldsia sandwicensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 March 2014.
- ^ "Polyscias sandwicensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 March 2014 – via The Plant List.
- ^ "Reynoldsia sandwicensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "ʻOhe makai, Hawaiian reynoldsia" (PDF). Common Forest Trees of Hawaii. United States Forest Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ^ "ohe makai". Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
External links[]
Media related to Polyscias sandwicensis at Wikimedia Commons
- "Reynoldsia sandwicensis". Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Polyscias
- Trees of Hawaii
- Endemic flora of Hawaii
- Near threatened plants
- Araliaceae stubs
- Tree stubs