Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Hibiscus kokio subsp. kokio
Collector Name:
K. R. Wood
Collection Date:
August 4, 2005
Determiner:
Tim Flynn 5 Mar 2008
Observers:
Robin Rice, David Boynton, Mark Query
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Locality:
Haupu summit region.
Plant Description:
trees, 2 m tall, few to moderately branched, stems light gray, corolla red, stigma and style red, regenerating population on lower eastern edge of mountain summit (ca 100 trees), and another sub-population on steep north face of mountain (ca 70 tree).
Habitat:
Open shrubland/herbland with sparse tree cover of Metrosideros polymorpha.
Associated Species:
Dicranopteris linearis, Cibotium glaucum, Sadleria pallida along with groupings of native trees such as Hedyotis terminalis; Psychotria mariniana; Antidesma platyphyllum var. hillebrandii; Bobea brevipes; Xylosma hawaiiense; Cheirodendron fauriei; Melicope feddei; and Tetraplasandra oahuensis.
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:
December 9, 2011
Date of Last Update:
January 21, 2025
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