Polyscias sandwicensis
| Polyscias sandwicensis | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Polyscias |
| Species: | P. sandwicensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyscias sandwicensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Reynoldsia sandwicensis A.Gray | |
Polyscias 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).[3] It can be found at elevations of 30–800 m (98–2,625 ft) on most main islands. Polyscias sandwicensis generally inhabits lowland dry forests, but is occasionally seen in coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests.[4] It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Reynoldsia sandwicensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 March 2014.
- ↑ "Polyscias sandwicensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden.
- ↑ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "ʻOhe makai, Hawaiian reynoldsia" (PDF). Common Forest Trees of Hawaii. United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ↑ "ohe makai". Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
External links
Media related to Reynoldsia sandwicensis at Wikimedia Commons
- "Reynoldsia sandwicensis". Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.