Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Smilax melastomifolia
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
September 11, 1999
Observers:
Michael Kiehn, Monika Kiehn, Norbert Lux, & Jon Price
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
District:
Waimea District
Locality:
Na-Pali Kona Forest Reserve, Alakai Wilderness area, along Alakai Swamp Trail, between Kawaikoi Stream Valley and Kilohana, at mile marker 1.75.
Plant Description:
Liana climbing in tree, leaves glossy green. Staminate plant , flowers white, slightly fragrant (2 pm). Occasional, endem ic. Voucher for chromosome count, MK 990911-5/2
Associated Species:
Metrosideros spp. dominant, also Psychotria spp., Copro sma, Cheirodendron, Ilex, & Elaeocarpus.
Date of Record Creation:
April 1, 2013
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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