Bobea timonioides
| ʻAhakea | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Bobea |
| Species: | B. timonioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Bobea timonioides (Hook.f.) Hillebr. | |
ʻAhakea (Bobea timonioides) is a species of flowering tree in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, that is endemic to Hawaiʻi. It inhabits dry, coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 250–580 metres (820–1,900 ft) on the islands of Hawaiʻi and Maui.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ "ahakea, ahakea lau lii (B. brevipes), akupa (B. brevipes), ahakea lau nui (B. elatior)". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Bobea timonioides. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.