Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Capparis sandwichiana
Collector Name:
Dustin Wolkis
Collection Date:
February 15, 2022
Observers:
John Steinhorst
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Locality:
Mahaulepu Heritage Trail
Plant Description:
Sprawling shrub 1 meter tall about 1.5 meters wide. White flowers present with "jasmine" like aroma, and greenish yellow fruit with "dirty sock" like aroma at 6:15 pm. Flower bud to almost mature fruit present. Growing on exposed limestone with no canopy on mostly flat slope on ridge.
Phenology:
*bud*flower*fruit*immature fruit*
Associated Species:
Scaevola taccada, Jacquemontia sandwicensis, Lycium sandwicense, Pluchea carolinensis, Lantana camara
Comments:
Collected as part of John Steinhorsts MS research project. Photo attribution = John Steinhorst.
Date of Record Creation:
June 2, 2022
Date of Last Update:
March 23, 2023
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