Bobea
For the Bantu language spoken in Cameroon, see Wovea language.
| Bobea | |
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| Bobea gaudichaudii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
| Tribe: | Guettardeae |
| Genus: | Bobea Gaudichaud |
| Type species | |
| Bobea gaudichaudii (Cham. & Schltdl.) H.St.John & Herbst | |
| Synonyms | |
Bobea is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. All species in this genus are endemic to Hawaii.[1] Bobea was named for Jean-Baptiste Bobe-Moreau by Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré in 1830 in his book Voyage de l'Uranie.
The wood of Bobea is hard, wearable, and yellow. It was used for the gunwales of Polynesian voyaging canoes. The gunwales of modern canoes are sometimes painted yellow in imitation of the wood that is no longer widely available.
Species
- Bobea brevipes A.Gray - ʻAhakea lau liʻi (Kauaʻi, Oʻahu)[2]
- Bobea gaudichaudii (Cham. & Schltdl.) H.St.John & Herbst - ʻAhakea lau nui (Kauaʻi, Molokaʻi, Maui, island of Hawaiʻi)[2]
- Bobea sandwicensis (A.Gray) Hillebr. - ʻAhakea[3] (Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui)[2]
- Bobea timonioides (Hook.f.) Hillebr. - ʻAhakea (Maui, island of Hawaiʻi)[2]
References
- ↑ "Bobea in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved June 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "ahakea, ahakea lau lii (B. brevipes), akupa (B. brevipes), ahakea lau nui (B. elatior)". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved March 2009.
- ↑ Little EL Jr, Skolmen RG (1989). "ʻAhakea". United States Forest Service.
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