Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Hibiscus kokio subsp. kokio
Collector Name:
Steve Perlman
Collection Date:
May 16, 1996
Observers:
K. R. Wood & Hank Oppenheimer
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Locality:
Iao Valley, up Nakalaloa stream.
Plant Description:
Several scattered shrubs along stream near string of waterfalls, 12 - 15 feet high with flowers red, about 6- 10 plants seen, more in area probably.
Associated Species:
In mostly Alien veg. with Aleurites moluccana, Psidium guajava, Cordyline fruticosa, Sadleria, Blechnum, Ageratum adenophora, Thelypteris parasitica, Metrosideros, Pisonia, Pipturus, Musa, Pluchea, Diplazium sandwichianum.
Comments:
Leaf material removed for study of genetic diversity of Hibiscus kokio and related species. Nora Gavin-Smyth, Chicago Botanica Gardens, Dec 2024
Date of Record Creation:
September 13, 2011
Date of Last Update:
January 21, 2025
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