Senna gaudichaudii

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Senna gaudichaudii
Senna gaudichaudii flowers and foliage.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Senna
Species:
S. gaudichaudii
Binomial name
Senna gaudichaudii
(Hook. & Arn.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby, 1982[1]

Senna gaudichaudii, known as Gaudichaud's senna[2] and as heuhiuhi in Hawaiian,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to Queensland, Australia and the Pacific Islands.[4] It is a shrub, reaching a height of 0.5–4 m (1.6–13.1 ft). In Hawaii, heuhiuhi inhabits low shrublands, dry forests, coastal mesic forests and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 5–920 m (16–3,018 ft) on most main islands.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Senna gaudichaudii". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Senna gaudichaudii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  3. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: R-Z. Taylor & Francis US. p. 2459. ISBN 978-0-8493-2678-3.
  4. ^ "Senna gaudichaudii". Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
  5. ^ "kolomona, kalamona, heuhiuhi, uhiuhi". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 24 November 2009.


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