Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Myoporum sandwicense
Collector Name:
Natalia Tangalin
Collection Date:
October 12, 2005
Observers:
Steven Perlman
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Locality:
Lihau, past recycle center and quary, up 4WD road and up ridge.
Plant Description:
Small upright trees, 2-4 ft. W/ flower, immatue and mature fruit. Multibranching w/ branches spreading, lvs clustered at apex, light-green upright. Mature fruits fleshy white turning red-brown and shrivled w/ age. Red-brn fruits smell like tamarind. Flws corolla entire white with lavender, 5 lobed, stamens attached at each corner. Stigma green, style white-yellow, stem dk brown.
Habitat:
Lowland dry shrubland.
Associated Species:
W/ Sida fallax, Dodonea, Waltheria indica, Rhynchelytrum repens, Prosopis, Erythrina sandwicensis, Leptecophylla tameiameiae, Doryopteris decipens, Gauania hillerbandiiPortulacca pilosa, Osteomeles anthyllidifolia, Santalum ellipticum, Bidens menziesii subsp. Filformis, Hedyotis coriacea.
Date of Record Creation:
February 21, 2012
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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