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Hibiscus kokio subsp. kokioHibiscus kokio subsp. kokio

Herbarium Sheet Detail

NTBG Plant Name:
Hibiscus kokio subsp. kokio
Barcode:
PTBG1000062700
Specimen ID:
076376
Collector ID:
3272
Collector Name:
Natalia Tangalin
Collection Date:
August 10, 2012
Other Herbarium:
BISH
Region:
Hawaii
Country:
US
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Island:
Kauai
State:
HI
County:
Kauai County
District:
Lihue District
Elevation:
540
Locality:
Kahili Mtn. Park, Kahili Ridge Trail above water tank, near back ridge before and below non-native grassy flat. Slopes below the P.bisattenuataXoahuensis hybird on trail before lateral ridge.
Num Duplicates:
2
Plant Category:
dicot
Plant Description:
Tree about 12 ft tall. Red flowers, light green calyx. Leaves w/ thick blotchy mines of Philodoria moth. Moths reared and sent to A. Kawahara. All plants in area with moderate mining activity.
Aspect:
North
Slope:
Moderate
Closure:
Scattered
Plant Height:
12 ft.
Moisture:
Mesic
Topography:
Mid-Slope
Habit:
Other
Phenology:
fruit
Vigor:
Normal
Frequency:
Occasional
Population Size:
10-50
Population Area:
10-50
Habitat:
Lowland Windward Wet Forest w/ Metrosideros-Dicranopteris.
Associated Species:
W/ Understory of Clidemia, Blechnum appendiculatum, Rubus rosifolius, Nephrolepis, Cyanea larrisonii, Strebulus, Boehmeria, Psychotria, Bobea, Pittosporum, Cyanea fissa, Bidens, Xylosma hawaiiense, Polyscias bisattenuata, P. oahuensis, Freycinetia arborea, Machaerina angustifolia, Hibiscus kokio, Spathoglottis plicata.
Comments:
Leaf material removed for study of genetic diversity of Hibiscus kokio and related species. Nora Gavin-Smyth, Chicago Botanica Gardens, Dec 2024
Date of Record Creation:
October 21, 2013
Date of Last Update:
January 21, 2025

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