Dubautia haupuensis

B.G.Baldwin & K.R.Wood (2024)

This name is accepted

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

kūpaoa, na‘ena‘e

Description

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Growth Form: Well-branched, rounded or flat-topped shrubs

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Kaua'i Endemic
Maui Not in flora

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Systematic Botany 49(2): 2 (2024)

Other References

Baldwin et al. 2024:508 (SPNOV/K, DESCR, KEY)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Dubautia haupuensis Haupu summit region, along windy ridge. Windswept ridgelines in open shrubland/herbland with sparse tree cover, mostly of Metrosideros spp w/ Dicranopteris linearis, Cibotium glaucum, Sadleria pallida, Kadua affinis, Psychotria mariniana, Antidesma platyphyllum var. hillebrandii, Bobea brevipes, Xylosma hawaiiensis, Bidens svalida, Cheirodendron fauriei, Melicope feddei, Polyscias bisattenuata. Single plant seen in Dicranopteris, second plant 70 m to the north. Preserved_Specimen Shrib, 50 cm tall x 100 cm wide, well- branched, stems gray-brown, leaves opposite, glossy medium green, paler abaxially, in early flower, stalks and peduncles densely hirsute, florets yellow or aging purplish, receptacular bracts green or distally purplish. Wood, K.R. 19400 Kauai BISH 2023-09-19
2 Dubautia haupuensis Haupu, summit open shrub/herbland, sparse tree cover; Metrosideros polymorpha, Dicranopteris linearis, Cibotium glaucum, Sadleria pallida, Hedyotis terminalis, Psychotria mariniana, Antidesma platyphyllum, Bobea brevipes, Xylosma hawaiiense, Cheirodendron fauriei, Melicope feddei, Tetraplasandra oahuensis; windy ridge Preserved_Specimen 1.5 m shrub; many branched; stems brown; leaves glossy medium green, disk florets yellow, floret bracts green or with slight purple tinge Wood, K.R. Kauai BISH 2005-08-04