Polyscias sandwicensis

Polyscias sandwicensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Polyscias
Species: P. sandwicensis
Binomial name
Polyscias sandwicensis
(A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Synonyms[2]

Reynoldsia sandwicensis A.Gray

Polyscias sandwicensis, known as the 'ohe makai[3] or ʻOhe kukuluāeʻo in Hawaiian, is a species of flowering plant in the ivy 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).[4] 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.[5] It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Reynoldsia sandwicensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 March 2014.
  2. "Polyscias sandwicensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew via The Plant List.
  3. "Reynoldsia sandwicensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  4. Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "ʻOhe makai, Hawaiian reynoldsia" (PDF). Common Forest Trees of Hawaii. United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
  5. "ohe makai". Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-11-23.

External links

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