Wikstroemia

Wikstroemia

ʻĀkia (Wikstroemia monticola)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Thymelaeaceae
Genus:	Wikstroemia Endl.
Species
See text

Wikstroemia is a genus of 55-70 species of flowering shrubs and small trees in the mezereon family, Thymelaeaceae.

Medicinal uses

Wikstroemia indica (Chinese: 了哥王; pinyin: liǎo gē wáng) is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Species

Wikstroemia albiflora
Wikstroemia alternifolia
Wikstroemia angustifolia
Wikstroemia australis
Wikstroemia balansae
Wikstroemia bicornuta Hillebr. - Alpine False Ohelo (Lānaʻi and Maui, Hawaii)^[1]
Wikstroemia chuii
Wikstroemia elliptica
Wikstroemia forbesii Skottsb. - Molokai False Ohelo (Molokaʻi, Hawaii)^[1]
Wikstroemia fruticosa
Wikstroemia furcata (Hillebr.) Rock - Forest False Ohelo (Kauaʻi, Hawaii)^[1]
Wikstroemia ganpi
Wikstroemia gracilis
Wikstroemia hainanensis
Wikstroemia hanalei Wawra - Lavafield False Ohelo (Kauaʻi, Hawaii)^[1]
Wikstroemia indica C.A.Mey.
Wikstroemia lanceolata
Wikstroemia liangii
Wikstroemia ligustrina
Wikstroemia linearifolia
Wikstroemia linoides
Wikstroemia longipaniculata
Wikstroemia micrantha
Wikstroemia monnula
Wikstroemia mononectaria
Wikstroemia monticola Skottsb. - ʻĀkia, Montane False Ohelo (Maui)^[1]
Wikstroemia nutans
Wikstroemia oahuensis A.Gray - Oʻahu False Ohelo (Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Maui in Hawaii)^[1]
- Wikstroemia oahuensis var. oahuensis - Oʻahu False Ohelo
- Wikstroemia oahuensis var. palustris - Oʻahu False Ohelo
Wikstroemia ovata
Wikstroemia pampaninii
Wikstroemia parviflora
Wikstroemia pauciflora
Wikstroemia paxiana
Wikstroemia phillyreifolia A.Gray - Hawaiʻi False Ohelo (Island of Hawaiʻi)^[1]
Wikstroemia polyantha
Wikstroemia pulcherrima Skottsb. - Kohala False Ohelo (Island of Hawaiʻi)^[1]
Wikstroemia retusa
Wikstroemia ridleyi
Wikstroemia rosmarinifolia
Wikstroemia sandwicensis Meisn. - Variableleaf False Ohelo (Island of Hawaiʻi)^[1]
Wikstroemia scytophylla
Wikstroemia sikokiana
Wikstroemia stenophylla
Wikstroemia trichotoma
Wikstroemia skottsbergiana† Sparre - Skottsberg's False Ohelo (Kauaʻi, Hawaii)^[1]
Wikstroemia souliei
Wikstroemia taiwanensis
Wikstroemia techinensis
Wikstroemia tenuiramis
Wikstroemia uva-ursi A.Gray - Hillside False Ohelo (Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, and Maui in Hawaii)^[1]
- Wikstroemia uva-ursi var. kauaiensis - False Ohelo
- Wikstroemia uva-ursi var. uva-ursi - Hillside False Ohelo
Wikstroemia villosa† Hillebr. - Hairy False Ohelo (Maui, Hawaii)^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "ʻakia, kauhi, ʻakia manolo". Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/resultsdetailed.asp?search=akia. Retrieved 2009-11-23.