Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Hillebrandia sandwicensis
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
March 10, 1987
Observers:
Tim Flynn, Steve Weller
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
District:
Waimea District
Locality:
Mahanaloa Valley (West Kauai) at junction with and above Ku'ia Valley, ca. 2.5 miles west of Highway 550. Regional elev. 550-600 m.
Plant Description:
Perennial herb with fleshy tuber, erect stem, flowers white, styles yellow. Localized populations on shady, mossy cliff faces.
Habitat:
Mixed mesophytic forest in valley bottom.
Associated Species:
Kukui, Diospyros, Pelea, and Pleomele.
Date of Record Creation:
September 14, 2013
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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