Reynoldsia sandwicensis

Reynoldsia sandwicensis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Reynoldsia
Species: R. sandwicensis
Binomial name
Reynoldsia sandwicensis
A.Gray

Reynoldsia sandwicensis, known as ʻOhe kukuluāeʻo in Hawaiian, is a species of flowering plant in the ivy 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).[2] It can be found at elevations of 30–800 m (98–2,600 ft) on most main islands. R. sandwicensis generally inhabits lowland dry forests, but is occasionally seen in coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Reynoldsia sandwicensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
  2. ^ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "ʻOhe makai, Hawaiian reynoldsia" (PDF). Common Forest Trees of Hawaii. United States Forest Service. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/trees/CommonTreesHI/CFT_Reynoldsia_sandwicensis.pdf. Retrieved 2009-11-23. 
  3. ^ "ohe makai". Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/resultsdetailed.asp?search=ohe_makai. Retrieved 2009-11-23. 

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