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Poa Mannii
''Poa mannii'' is a rare species of grass known by the common names Mann's bluegrass and Olokele Gulch bluegrass. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is limited to the island of Kauai.''Poa mannii''. Center for Plant Conservation. It is threatened by the loss and modification of its habitat. It is a federally listed of the United States. There are three species of '''' native to Hawaii, and they are all endemic to Kauai. There are at least 13 populations of this species, totalling about 100 individuals. These populations are found on steep sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munro
A Munro () is defined as a mountain in Scotland with a height over , and which is on the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) official list of Munros; there is no explicit topographical prominence requirement. The best known Munro is Ben Nevis (Beinn Nibheis), the highest mountain in the British Isles at . Munros are named after Sir Hugh Munro, 4th Baronet (1856–1919), who produced the first list of such hills, known as ''Munro's Tables'', in 1891. Also included were what Munro considered lesser peaks, now known as Munro Tops, which are also over 3,000 feet but are lower than the nearby primary mountain. The publication of the original list is usually considered to be the epoch event of modern peak bagging. The list has been the subject of subsequent variation and as of 10 December 2020, the Scottish Mountaineering Club has listed 282 Munros and 226 Munro Tops. "Munro bagging" is the activity of climbing all the listed Munros. As of 31 December 2021, 7,098 people had reported ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokia Kauaiensis
''Kokia kauaiensis'', the Kauai treecotton or Kauai Kokio, is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that is endemic to Kauai, Hawaii. It inhabits coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests at elevations of . Associated plants include ahakea ('' Bobea'' spp.), koa ('' Acacia koa''), lama (''Diospyros sandwicensis''), manono (''Hedyotis'' spp.), hala pepe ('' Pleomele aurea''), aupaka ('' Isodendrion'' spp.), papala kepau ('' Pisonia'' spp.), olopua (''Nestegis sandwicensis''), ōhia hā ('' Syzygium sandwicensis''), hame ('' Antidesma'' spp.), maile (''Alyxia oliviformis''), ālaa ('' Pouteria sandwicensis''), aiai (''Streblus pendulinus''), alahee ('' Psydrax odorata''), uluhe (''Dicranopteris linearis''), aloalo ('' Hibiscus'' spp.), mēhamehame ('' Flueggea neowawraea''), alani ('' Melicope'' spp.), palapalai lau lii ('' Asplenium laciniatum''), oheohe (''Tetraplasandra'' spp.), akoko ('' Euphorbia celastroides''), nehe (''Lipochaeta spp''), aalii ('' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychotria Greenwelliae
''Psychotria greenwelliae'', the Kauai wild coffee, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the islands of Kauai Kauai, () anglicized as Kauai ( ), is geologically the second-oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands (after Niʻihau). With an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km2), it is the fourth-largest of these islands and the 21st largest island ... and Oahu in Hawaii. It is threatened by habitat loss. References greenwelliae Endemic flora of Hawaii Biota of Hawaii (island) Biota of Oahu Trees of Hawaii Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{tree-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychotria Mariniana
''Psychotria mariniana'', the forest wild coffee or ''kōpiko'', is a tree endemic to Hawaii. The plant belongs to the Rubiaceae (coffee) family, subfamily Rubioidae. It is a tree of varying size with a dark bark, shiny leaves, and orange oval fruit. A distinctive line of glands along the bottom of the central vein of each leaf connects this plant to the Hawaiian word for it, since ''piko'' means navel (in Hawaiian). The word ''kōpiko'' applies to all the Hawaiian plants in the genus ''Psychotria''. See also * Kopiko (confectionery) Kopiko is an Indonesian brand of coffee confectioneries originally produced in Indonesia by Mayora Indah. It is named after the ''kōpiko'' coffee bean, found in Hawaii. Kopiko Coffee Candy is currently available in over 80 countries around the ... References External links * A page about growing kōpiko in gardens(Google Books). A hiking page referring to kōpiko(Google Books) * * mariniana Endemic flora of Hawaii Plants describe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diospyros Sandwicensis
''Diospyros sandwicensis'' is a species of flowering tree in the ebony family, Ebenaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It belongs to the same genus as both persimmons and ebony. Its common name, ''lama'', also means enlightenment in Hawaiian. ''Lama'' is a small to medium-sized tree, with a height of and a trunk diameter of . It can be found in dry, coastal mesic, mixed mesic, and wet forests at elevations of on all major islands. ''Lama'' and ''olopua'' ('' Nestegis sandwicensis'') are dominant species in lowland dry forests on the islands of Maui, Molokai, Kahoolawe, and Lānai. Uses The sapwood of ''lama'' is very white and forms a wide band inside the trunk. The heartwood is reddish-brown, fine-textured, straight-grained, and extremely hard. Native Hawaiians made ''aukā'' (upright supports) out of ''lama'' wood, which were used in ''hīnai'' (basket fish trap) construction. The white sapwood represented enlightenment, and thus had many religious uses. The ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planchonella Sandwicensis
''Planchonella sandwicensis'' is a species of flowering tree in the sapodilla family, Sapotaceae, that is endemic to the main islands of Hawaii. Names for this species in the Hawaiian language include ''Ālaa'', ''Āulu'' and ''Ēlaa''. Description ''Ālaa'' inhabits dry, coastal mesic, and mixed mesic forests at elevations of . ''Ālaa'' reaches a height of and a trunk diameter of . The thick bark is grey and fissured, with an orange inner layer. The leaves are alternate, thick, leathery, oblong or elliptical, and measure long and wide. The upper surfaces of the leaves are glabrous and shiny green, while the lower surfaces are dull and may feature bronze or reddish brown pressed hairs. The hairs are sometimes found only on the tips of new leaves (see photo gallery below). Inflorescences with one to four bell-shaped flowers are found at the bases of leaves. The fruit, a berry, is in diameter and yellow, orange, or purplish black. Each fruit contains one to five seed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melicope Barbigera
''Melicope'' is a genus of about 240 species of shrubs and trees in the family Rutaceae, occurring from the Hawaiian Islands across the Pacific Ocean to tropical Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Plants in the genus ''Melicope'' have simple or trifoliate leaves arranged in opposite pairs, flowers arranged in panicles, with four sepals, four petals and four or eight stamens and fruit composed of up to four follicles. Description Plants in the genus ''Melicope'' have simple or trifoliate leaves arranged in opposite pairs, or sometimes whorled. The flowers are arranged in panicles and are bisexual or sometimes with functionally male- or female-only flowers. The flowers have four sepals, four petals and four or eight stamens. There are four, sometimes five, carpels fused at the base with fused styles, the stigma similar to the tip of the style. The fruit is composed of up to four follicles fused at the base, each with one or two seeds. Taxonomy The genus ''Melicope'' was fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melicope Anisata
''Melicope'' is a genus of about 240 species of shrubs and trees in the family Rutaceae, occurring from the Hawaiian Islands across the Pacific Ocean to tropical Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Plants in the genus ''Melicope'' have simple or trifoliate leaves arranged in opposite pairs, flowers arranged in panicles, with four sepals, four petals and four or eight stamens and fruit composed of up to four follicles. Description Plants in the genus ''Melicope'' have simple or trifoliate leaves arranged in opposite pairs, or sometimes whorled. The flowers are arranged in panicles and are bisexual or sometimes with functionally male- or female-only flowers. The flowers have four sepals, four petals and four or eight stamens. There are four, sometimes five, carpels fused at the base with fused styles, the stigma similar to the tip of the style. The fruit is composed of up to four follicles fused at the base, each with one or two seeds. Taxonomy The genus ''Melicope'' was first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedyotis Terminalis
''Hedyotis'' (starviolet) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Many species of this genus such as ''Hedyotis biflora, H. corymbosa'' and ''H. diffusa'' are well known medicinal plants. ''Hedyotis'' is native to tropical and subtropical Asia and to islands of the northwest Pacific.David J. Mabberley. 2008. ''Mabberley's Plant-Book'' third edition (2008). Cambridge University Press: UK. It comprises about 115 species.Inge Groeninckx, Steven Dessein, Helga Ochoterena, Claes Persson, Timothy J. Motley, Jesper Kårehed, Birgitta Bremer, Suzy Huysmans, and Erik Smets. 2009. "Phylogeny of the herbaceous tribe Spermacoceae (Rubiaceae) based on plastid DNA data". ''Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden'' 96(1):109-132. The type species for the genus is ''Hedyotis fruticosa''.''Hedyotis'' In: Index Nominum Genericorum. In: Regnum Vegetabile (see ''External links'' below). ''Hedyotis'' was named by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 in ''Species Plantarum''.Carolus Linna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nototrichium
''Nototrichium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae. All members of the genus are endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. They are known in Hawaiian as ''kuluī''. Species *''Nototrichium divaricatum'' Lorence (Kauai) *'' Nototrichium humile'' Hillebr. (Oahu, Maui) *'' Nototrichium sandwicense'' (A.Gray) Hillebr. (main islands of Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...) References External links * * Amaranthaceae Endemic flora of Hawaii Amaranthaceae genera {{Amaranthaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labordia Helleri
''Labordia helleri'', the Nā Pali coast labordia or Heller's labordia, is a rare species of flowering plant in the Loganiaceae family. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is found only on Kauai. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. Like other ''Labordia'' species, this plant is known as ''Kamakahala''.USFWSSpecies List: Endangered Plants./ref> This species was once found throughout Kauai, but today there are only 10 populations totalling no more than 550 plants.USFWSDetermination of Endangered Status for 48 Species on Kauai and Designation of Critical Habitat; Final Rule.''Federal Register'' April 13, 2010. Most are within the Nā Pali Kona Forest Reserve and Kuia Natural Area Reserve. This is a shrub growing up to 4.5 meters tall. It may have climbing stems. The inflorescence is a cyme of 3 to 9 white or greenish yellow flowers. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
