Polyscias sandwicensis | |
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Conservation status | |
Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Araliaceae |
Genus: | Polyscias |
Species: | P. sandwicensis |
Binomial name | |
Polyscias sandwicensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett | |
Synonyms | |
Reynoldsia sandwicensis A.Gray |
Polyscias sandwicensis, known as the 'ohe makai or ʻOhe kukuluāeʻo in Hawaiian, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It is a tree, reaching a height of 4.6–15 m (15–49 ft) high with a trunk diameter of 0.5–0.6 m (1.6–2.0 ft). It can be found at elevations of 30–800 m (98–2,625 ft) on most main islands. Polyscias sandwicensis generally inhabits lowland dry forests, but is occasionally seen in coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Polyscias sandwicensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33683A9796374. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33683A9796374.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- "Polyscias sandwicensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 March 2014 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- NRCS. "Reynoldsia sandwicensis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "ʻOhe makai, Hawaiian reynoldsia" (PDF). Common Forest Trees of Hawaii. United States Forest Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- "ohe makai". Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
External links
Media related to Polyscias sandwicensis at Wikimedia Commons
- "Reynoldsia sandwicensis". Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Polyscias sandwicensis | |
Reynoldsia sandwicensis |
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