Streblus pendulinus
| Streblus pendulinus | |
|---|---|
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| Aʻiaʻi on Maui | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Streblus |
| Species: | S. pendulinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Streblus pendulinus (Endl.) F.Muell | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pseudomorus brunoniana (Endl.) Bureau | |
Streblus pendulinus, commonly known as Hawai'i roughbush[2] or aʻiaʻi (Hawaiian language), is a species of flowering plant in the mulberry family, Moraceae, that is native to eastern Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. It is usually a small tree or shrub, reaching a height of 12 m (39 ft) with a trunk diameter of 0.6 m (2.0 ft). In Hawaii, it inhabits dry, coastal mesic, mixed mesic and wet forests from sea level to 1,675 m (5,495 ft).[3]
References
- ↑ "Streblus pendulinus (Endl.) F. Muell.". ITIS Standard Reports. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ↑ "Streblus pendulinus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Aʻiaʻi, Hawaiian false-mulberry" (PDF). Common Forest Trees of Hawaii (Native and Introduced) (United States Forest Service). Retrieved 2009-11-27.
External links
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