Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Flueggea neowawraea
Collector Name:
K. R. Wood
Collection Date:
January 25, 2002
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
District:
Hanalei District
Locality:
Pohakuao, upper isolated hanging valley northeast of Kalalau and southwest of Hanakoa, in gulch of north falls.
Plant Description:
8 m tall tree with 3 main trunks, main base 1 m + diameter, each main trunk 30—40 cm diameter, vigorous with only a little tip dieback, no flower, as females in area seem to have fruit I suspect this is male tree.
Habitat:
Relictual Kaua`i diverse mesic forest.
Associated Species:
w/ Metrosideros polymorpha var. glaberrima, Pleomele sandwicensis, Diospyros sandwicensis, Diospyros hillebrandii, Pouteria sandwicensis, Rauvolfia sandwicensis, Santalum freycinetianum var. pyrularium.
Comments:
K. R. Wood Biogeography Data NTBG
Project: Biogeography/DNA/Morden/Lyon microprop
Date: 23-25 Jan 2002
Island: Kaua`i
Origin: Pohakuao, upper isolated hanging valley northeast of Kalalau and southwest of Hanakoa, in gulch of north falls, [new site to north of previous research]
Elevation: 1640 ft
GPS [UTM]: 434967/2453436
Species Name: Flueggea neowawraea
Collector #: K. R. Wood 9259
Co-Collector: M. Query
Individual Tag: # N1
Photo: no
Seed/Cuttings/Other: DNA from leaves/branch tips for micropropagation
Recommendation: Propagate: Store: Distribute: upon request
Description of Plant: 8 m tall tree with 3 main trunks, main base 1 m + diameter, each main trunk 30—40 cm diameter, vigorous with only a little tip dieback
Flowers: dioecious
Plant/Animal Interaction: some diptera observed on leaves, evidence of twig borer
Substrate: talus slopes with brown granular soil
Aspect: southwest
Slope: 20?
Closure: open to light ca. 70 % of the day
Moisture: mesic
Topography: main north falls gulch, just above stream on north side just above banana patch and Charpentiera densiflora.
Phenology: no flower or fruit, [i guess this is a male tree as there are three other trees to the north and seven to the south and there is a good chance that females would have fruit at this time]
Vigor: vigorous with only a little tip dieback
Frequency: single tree living in this gulch
Population Structure: Mature: 11 Immature: 0 Seedling: 0
Population Area: 1 sq kilometer
Natural Community: relictual Kaua`i diverse mesic forest with secondary succession of invasive weeds
Associates: Metrosideros polymorpha var. glaberrima, Pleomele sandwicensis, Diospyros sandwicensis, Diospyros hillebrandii, Pouteria sandwicensis, Rauvolfia sandwicensis, Santalum freycinetianum var. pyrularium, Psychotria mariniana, Antidesma platyphylla, Pritchardia napaliensis, Bidens sandvicensis subsp. sandvicensis, Lipochaeta connata var. acris, Nesoluma polynesicum, Psydrax odoratum, Boehmeria grandis, Charpentiera densiflora, and Musa x paradisiaca,
Major Threats: habitat degradation by goats, competition with non-native plant taxa such as Lantana camara, Erigeron karvinskianus, Rubus rosifolius, Kalanchoe pinnata, Psidium guajava, Setaria parviflora, and Andropogon glomeratus, coffee twig borer, and the loss of reproductive vigor as the result of limited numbers of existing individuals.
Date of Record Creation:
July 6, 2012
Date of Last Update:
May 20, 2024
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