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Dubautia laxa

Hook. & Arn. (1832)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Dubautia

na‘ena‘e pua melemele [naenae pua melemele]

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Upright (erect) shrub, 1-4 m tall.

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Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Opposite. Blades elliptic, oblanceolate, oblong, or obovate Apex acuminate or acute. Base attenuate. Margins ciliate or serrate/dentate.

Flowers:

Fruit: Fruit a simple; dry; achene (cypsela);

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Kaua'i Endemic
O'ahu Endemic
Molokai Endemic
Lana'i Extirpated
Kaho'olawe Not in flora
Maui Endemic
Hawai'i Not in flora

Dispersal Agents


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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bot. Beechey Voy.: 87 (1832)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Dubautia laxa Koolau Mts., Aiea Ridge trail Preserved_Specimen Peterson, D. 5027 Oahu BISH 1977-11-29
2 Dubautia laxa Lihue District. Kawaikini summit area, Southwest of peak of Kawaikini, offridge on East side of ridge on Olokele valley rim, headwaters of Iliiliula valley Sadleria-Dubautia shrubland Machaerina angustifolia, Labordia waialeale, Metrosideros waialeale. Viola kauaiensis, Bidens foresii, Plantago pachyphylla Preserved_Specimen Scattered shrubs 2 meter ht with flowers, flower color yellow Perlman, S. 24126 Kauai BISH 2014-09-18
3 Dubautia laxa Koolau Range; Hauula Ridge Trail ridge Rocky cliffs. Preserved_Specimen Shrub to 4 m; flws yellow. Kiehn, M. 94091145 Oahu BISH 1994-09-11
4 Dubautia laxa W Maui, Lahaina District, Lihau Montane Wet Shrubland at 4150 ft under a Metrosideros canopy with Coprosma, Hedyotis terminalis, Vaccinium calycinum, Broussaisia, Ilex, Myrsine, Sadleria pallida and a ground cover of Stenogyne, Peperomia, native ferns, moss and seedlings Preserved_Specimen Welton, P. 1205 Maui BISH 1991-08-25
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