Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Hibiscus kokio subsp. saintjohnianus
Collector Name:
Natalia Tangalin
Collection Date:
November 6, 2008
Determiner:
K. R. Wood 2 June 2022
Observers:
Clay Trauernicht
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
District:
Hanalei District
Locality:
Lower Limahuli Valley. Ridge on W side of valley, N of Pritchardia Gulch.
Plant Description:
Small tree, weakly upright to falling, 8ft tall. Small dark red flower, calyx 6 lobed w/ ridges & stellate hairs, thin linear epicalyx red tinged. Yellow-green leathery lvs with wide veins. Bark dk grey. 3 trees in this immediate area, no others observed. 10 cuttings = NTBG#081005.
Habitat:
Remnant patch of lowland mixed mesic forest.
Associated Species:
Dominated by Diospyros spp. w/ Metrosideros, Psydrax, Wikstroemia oahuensis, Freycinetia, Pittosporum, Chamaesyce celastroides, Alyxia stellata, Hedyotis acuminata, Ochrosia, Rauvolfia sandwicensis, Cyanea hardyi, C. coriacea, Pisonia.
Date of Record Creation:
September 13, 2011
Date of Last Update:
March 23, 2023
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