Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Hibiscus kokio subsp. saintjohnianus
Collector Name:
Steve Perlman
Collection Date:
September 20, 2001
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
District:
Hanalei District
Locality:
Na Pali coast, Hanakapiai valley, west side of valley slopes below Pohakea, 22 deg. 11.652'N & 159 deg. 35.878'W north facing steep slopes.
Plant Description:
Small tree 5 meter ht. leaves subcoriaceous, elliptic, margins crenate, flower orange, calyx 3 cm. lobes dentate, glandular pubescent, involucral bracts ca. 5 mm.
Habitat:
In Metrosideros- Diospyros mesic forest.
Associated Species:
Pisonia, Pritchardia limahuliensis Euphorbia haeleeleana, Santalum f., Rauvolfia, Wikstroemia, Pouteria sandwicensis, Alyxia, Ochrosia kauaiensis, Lantana, Alphitonia, Pteralyxia kauaiensis, Kalanchoe, Erigeron.
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:
December 23, 2024
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