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NTBG Plant Name:
Pipturus kauaiensis
Barcode:
PTBG1000099799
Specimen ID:
095688
Collector ID:
UJN447
Collector Name:
Uma Nagendra
Collection Date:
May 2, 2024
Herbarium Name:
PTBG
Region:
Hawaii
Country:
US
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Island:
Kauai
State:
HI
County:
Kauai County
District:
Hanalei District
Elevation:
511
Locality:
Upper Limahuli Preserve, stream above waterfall
Num Duplicates:
2
Plant Category:
dicot
Plant Description:
7 ft tall streamside shrub / small tree. Flowers with stamens and fruits both present. Papery leaf texture. Leaf underside white with green/pale veins. Upper leaf veins not impressed. Bark reddish brown.
Ancillary: DNA:
Yes
Plant Height:
2.5
Phenology:
*flower*fruit*
Habitat:
riparian forest in wet mid-elevation Metrosideros - Dicranopteris forest
Associated Species:
Metrosideros polymorpha glaberrima, Hibiscus waimeae hannerae, Kadua affinis, Pisonia sp, Sadleria cyatheoides, Cibotium glaucum, Freycinetia arborea, Dicranopteris linearis, Perrotteria sandwicensis, Clidemia hirta, Andropogon glomeratus, Buddleia asiatica, Cryptotaenia canadensis
Date of Record Creation:
October 31, 2024
Date of Last Update:
August 14, 2025