Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Lobelia niihauensis
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
June 11, 2015
Observers:
Keith Robinson
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
District:
Waimea District
Locality:
South of Olokele Canyon, NE of Kepani Reservoir. K. Robinsons preserve.
Plant Description:
Perennial subshrub to 50 cm tall, with single erect stem or occasionally decumbent, sometimes with basal branches, latex white, leaves medium green. Inflorescence terminal, erect, unbranched, flowers w green bracts; corolla & staminal column magenta, 3 cm long. Group of cultivated plants, origin not revealed. Prefers shade, dies in full sun.
From Cultivated Plant:
Yes
Habitat:
Secondary vegetation with native mesic forest remnants.
Associated Species:
with Metrosideros polymorpha and Acacia koa dominant, Understory with Psychotria, Claoxylon, Nesteges, and Pouteria, invaded by Hedychium, Lonicera, Psidium, Corynocarpus and Morella.
Date of Record Creation:
February 5, 2018
Date of Last Update:
March 23, 2023
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