Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Wikstroemia oahuensis
Collector Name:
K. R. Wood
Collection Date:
June 1, 1990
Determiner:
Tim Flynn Nov 1991
Observers:
Steve Perlman, Karen Wood, Steve Darwin
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
District:
Lihue/Kawaihau District boundary
Locality:
Area called "The Blue Hole"; headwaters of N fork of Wailua River, just N of Mt. Kawaikini, & SE of Mt. Waialeale. Deep, narrow valley surrounded by vertical cliffs laced w/ waterfalls; Elev. 600-700 m.
Plant Description:
2.25 m tall tree on east side of stream.
Habitat:
Low undisturbed wet forest of small, stunted trees & shrubs (Metrosideros, Bobea, Perrottetia, etc.) w/ ground cover of pteridophytes, Gunnera, Cyrtandra, & Cyanea, growing over saturated, rocky ground.
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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