Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Melicope anisata
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
February 7, 1991
Determiner:
David H. Lorence
Observers:
Tim Flynn, K. R. Wood, Steve Perlman
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Locality:
Lihue-Koloa Forest Reserve; Wahiawa Stream & drainage; NW of main Wahiawa Stream heading up ridge (above helicopter landing site #1) connecting Hulua & Kapalaoa Peaks.
Plant Description:
Shrub 1.5m tall, foliage anise-scented. Flowers yellow-green, with very pleasant sweet, anise-like odor (4pm). Leaves revolute, glossy above, dull beneath. Occasional on slopes and ridge crests. Endemic.
Habitat:
Low, windswept shrubby vegetation
Associated Species:
with Metrosideros waialealae, Dicranopteris Linearis, and Melicope spp.
Date of Record Creation:
December 9, 2008
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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