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Dubautia knudsenii

Hillebr. (1888)

This name is accepted

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

kūpaoa [kupaoa], na‘ena‘e [naenae]

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Shrubs or small trees up to 6 m tall

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Opposite. Blades elliptic or oblanceolate Apex acuminate. Base attenuate. Margins ciliate or denticulate.

Flowers:

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

Ploidy:

Habitat: Occurring in mesic to wet forest and bogs; 550-1;275 m.

Elevation Range: 550–1275 m

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Kaua'i Endemic
Lana'i Not in flora
Kaho'olawe Not in flora
Maui Not in flora
Hawai'i Not in flora

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Hawaiian Isl.: 223 (1888)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Dubautia knudsenii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen This specimen combines certain features of three subspecies, viz: knudsenii, filiformis & nagatae. Medeiros, A.C. 497 Kauai BISH 1983-08-30
2 Dubautia knudsenii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Wet ohia forest with other native trees and a treefern and native shrub understory. Area damaged by pigs & deer. Preserved_Specimen Shrub w/ [monopod] stem, 10 cm Bd, 4 m tall. Warshauer, F.R. 3386 Kauai BISH 1981-05-13
3 Dubautia knudsenii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Knudsen Kauai BISH
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