Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Pittosporum halophilum
Collector Name:
K. R. Wood
Collection Date:
June 6, 2002
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Locality:
Kuka`iwa`a, peninsula just to the east of Kalaupapa.
Plant Description:
70 cm tall shrub with ca. 30 branches, growing in granular brown soil with decomposed basalt and talus, 50 deg NE asp, on shelf of vertical sea cliff, single tree in fruit
Habitat:
coastal herb/shrubland.
Associated Species:
With Scaevola toccata, Artemisia australis, Cyperus phleoides, Bidens hillebrandii, Tetramolopium sylvae, Fimbristylis cymosa.
Comments:
***SEED COLLECTION K. R. Wood Accession Data NTBG
Project: GSN
Date: 6 Jun 2002
Island: Molokai
Origin: Kuka`iwa`a, peninsula just to the east of Kalaupapa
Elevation: ca 150 ft
Lat/long: 21? 10.049N-156? 54.885W
Species Name: Pittosporum halophilum
Collector #: K. R. Wood 9821
Co-Collector: M. LeGrande
Individual Tag: single plant
Photo: yes
Seed/Cuttings/Other: seed
Recommendation: Propagate: some Store: remainder Distribute: upon request
Description of Plant: 70 cm tall shrub with ca. 30 branches
Flowers: not observed
Plant/Animal Interaction: none observed
Substrate: granular brown soil with decomposed basalt and talus
Aspect: 50? NE
Slope: shelf of vertical sea cliff
Closure: open to light ca. 50% of the day
Moisture: mesic
Topography: coastal cliffs
Phenology: in fruit
Vigor: normal
Frequency: single plant
Population Structure: Mature: 1 Immature: 0 Seedling: 0
Population Area: -
Natural Community: coastal herb/shrubland
Associates: Scaevola toccata, Artemisia australis, Cyperus phleoides, Bidens hillebrandii, Tetramolopium sylvae, Fimbristylis cymosa,
Major Threats: The main threats to this ecosystem include habitat degradation by feral pigs, rats, competition with non-native plant taxa primarily Kalanchoe pinnata, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Pluchea spp, other threats include possible land slides, fire, and the loss of reproductive vigor as the result of limited numbers of existing individuals.
Date of Record Creation:
June 30, 2016
Date of Last Update:
September 7, 2023
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