Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Delissea rhytidosperma
Collector Name:
Merlin Edmonds
Collection Date:
August 1, 2016
Observers:
Natalia Tangalin, Emory Griffen-Noyes
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
District:
Kawaihau District
Locality:
Moloaa Forest Reserve, near NE end of range, near Hunter Check in Station
Plant Description:
Two small juvenile plants, .5 and .25 meters. Leaf voucher and DNA taken from larger of two. Stems slender and delicate. Leaves slightly chlorotic, plants in fair condition, sterile..
Habitat:
Mesic forest on steep, rocky slope of secondary Psidium cattleianum and Schinus terebinthifolius
Associated Species:
W/ Canopy- 75% Psidium cattleianum, 25% Schinus terebinthifolius. Understory- Phymatosorus grossus, Cordyline, Alyxia, Peperomia blanda.
Comments:
Only plants found in area. Highly degraded, rocky cliffs and steep faces. Growing on rocky, moss covered substrate directly under Psidium cattleianum. Flagged with pink and black.
Date of Record Creation:
November 6, 2017
Date of Last Update:
March 23, 2023
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