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NTBG Plant Name:
Pipturus ruber
Barcode:
PTBG1000066768
Specimen ID:
S078750
Collector ID:
6653
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
December 18, 1990
Herbarium Name:
PTBG
Observers:
Tim Flynn, K. R. Wood, Diane Ragone
Region:
Hawaii
Country:
US
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Island:
Kauai
State:
HI
County:
Kauai County
District:
Koloa District
Locality:
Lihue-Koloa Forest Reserve, Wahiawa Stream & mtns. Heading up unnamed tributary N of main Wahiawa Stream (by ditch intake) towards riege connecting Hulua & Kapalaoa peaks. Elev. 670-690 m.
Plant Category:
dicot
Plant Description:
Shrub 1.5 m tall growing along stream bank. Leaves rugose, veins red beneath. Ripe fruiting inflorescence white, juicy. Occasional, endemic.
Habitat:
Low, open wet forest
Associated Species:
with Metrosideros polymorpha (dominant), Antidesma, Syzygium, invaded by Psidium cattleianum.
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023

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