Rauvolfia sandwicensis
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Rauvolfia sandwicensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Rauvolfia |
Species: | R. sandwicensis |
Binomial name | |
Rauvolfia sandwicensis A.DC. | |
Rauvolfia sandwicensis, known as Hao in the Hawaiian language, is a species of flowering plant in the milkweed family, Apocynaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It is a shrub, a small tree reaching 6 m (20 ft) in height, or, rarely, a medium-sized tree up to 12 m (39 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of 0.3 m (0.98 ft).[1] Hao inhabits coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 100–500 m (330–1,640 ft).[2]
References
- ↑ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). Hao, Hawaiian rauvolfia (PDF). United States Forest Service.
- ↑ "hao". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
External links
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