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NTBG Plant Name:
Psychotria wawrae
Barcode:
PTBG1000031290
Specimen ID:
S062631
Collector ID:
7365
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
April 16, 1993
Herbarium Name:
PTBG
Observers:
Tim Flynn, Steve Perlman, K. R. Wood
Region:
Hawaii
Country:
US
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Island:
Kauai
State:
HI
County:
Kauai County
District:
Kawaihau District
Locality:
Kealia Forest Reserve, Makaleha Mountains. Transect #2A from S of Malamalama Peak to S of Leleiwi Peak. Elev. ca. 500-600 m.
Plant Category:
dicot
Plant Description:
Slender treelet 1.5 m tall, leaves stiff. Ripe fruits red-orange. Locally common in marshy shrubland. Seeds collected for propagation at NTBG.
Habitat:
Low, open marshy wet shrubland and bogland.
Associated Species:
W/ Metrosideros polymorpha, Antidesma platyphyllum, Dicranopteris linearis, heavily damaged by Hurricane Iniki and invaded by Clidemia, Melastoma, Psidium cattleianum, & Lantana camara.
Date of Last Update:
March 23, 2023