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Rockia sandwicensis

(Hillebr.) Heimerl (1913)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Caryophyllales Family: Nyctaginaceae Genus: Rockia

āulu [aulu], kaulu (Kaua‘i), pāpala [papala], pāpala kēpau [papala kepau]

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Small trees to 12–15 m tall, openly branched.

Stems: Branchlets rather thick, distal internodes becoming very short, rarely congested to aggregate nodes, youngest growth brown tomentulose, glabrate.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Opposite or distally some of them somewhat alternate. Blades oblong to occasionally ovate–elliptic or broadly elliptic, 10–28(–31) cm long, 5–10(–16) cm wide. Apex obtuse or rarely bluntly acute or rounded. Base abruptly contracted, rounded to subtruncate, the sides often unequal. Surfaces glabrate; blades thick and chartaceous to usually coriaceous. Margins entire to sinuate. Primary lateral veins 9–12 pairs, conspicuous, forking and anastomosing toward margins, tertiary and higher order venation faint but visible, forming areolae of several orders. Petioles 2–6 cm long, stout, tomentulose, becoming glabrate. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers in long–pedunculate, globose to hemispherical, axillary cymes (4–)6–10 cm long at anthesis, elongating up to rarely 20 cm long in fruit, densely to moderately brown tomentose, main branching thyrsoid to umbelloid, branched portion of cyme usually globose, branching of cymules more irregular. Flowers unisexual, weakly fragrant, short–pedicellate to sessile. Calyx of staminate flowers densely tomentose, brownish, tube prismatic to cylindrical, occasionally somewhat ampliate upward, 3–5 mm long, lobes oblong, 2–4 mm long, 1–2 mm wide, recurved, tomentose externally, glabrous within; Calyx of pistillate flowers similar to that of staminate flowers, but soon elongating. Corolla (petals) absent. Staminate flowers Stamens (10–)15– 28(–30), exserted, from once to twice the length of perianth tube; anthers orbicular; pistillate flower staminodia usually included, occasionally sterile anthers visible in perianth throat, very rarely exserted so that flowers resemble staminate except that anthers are sterile, though dehiscent. Ovary superior. Staminate flowers pistillode usually included but in some specimens exserted to as much as half the length of the stamens, rudimentary stigma recurved, flattened, somewhat pilose; pistillate flower style glabrous, exserted to length of perianth lobes; stigma flattened, lanceolate or paddle–shaped, covered with elongate hair-like branching processes or fimbriate; stigma usually recurved, rarely, even on same plant, shorter, slightly branched and spreading, but abundantly covered with hair-like processes, but in some specimens straight and erect.

Fruit: Anthocarps prismatic; 3–6.5 cm long (erroneously reported in literature to be 37.5 cm long); up to 7.5 mm in diameter at widest part; ca. 1 cm above base; upper one–third to one–half usually; but not always; tapering to a slender sterile rostrum; crowned by the erect persistent lobes; the 5 angles smooth but very glutinous. Seeds 1 per fruit; closely enclosed by the thin ovary wall.

Ploidy:

Habitat: Dry to mesic forest; usually on slopes or in gulches; rarely in wet gulches.

Elevation Range: 260–1,040 m.

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 Endemic
Maui Endemic
Hawai'i Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Oesterr. Bot. Z. 63: 290 (1913)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:986 (K, O, Mo, L, M, H [as Pisonia sandwicensis]); Rossetto et al. 2020:133 (Syn. P. sandwicensis = R. sandwicensis)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Rockia sandwicensis Waianae Mountains; Keekee Gulch, on slope below Hakakoa In remnant of native forest. Preserved_Specimen Small tree; 6m tall; flowers purplish-brown and yellow-green; fruit green; sticky; bark mottled gray-brown; rough; sapwood soft; light cream. Bryan Jr., E.H. 796 Oahu BISH 1934-09-25
2 Rockia sandwicensis Kuaokala, gully dry; Rauvolfia sandwicensis, Planchonella spathulata, Tetraplasandra oahuensis, Pleomele forbesii Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 2439 Oahu BISH 1985-09-01
3 Rockia sandwicensis Ewa District; Pualii gulch, near Pohakea pass Degraded Acacia koa-Metrosideros mesic forest With Aleurites moluccana, Xylosma hawaiiense, Myrsine lessertiana, Urera glabra, Antidesma platyphylla, Charpentiera obovata, Planchonella sandwicensis, Pisonia, Pipturus albidus, Tectaria gaudichaudi. Preserved_Specimen Trees with flowers, immature fruit. Perlman, S. 23557 Oahu BISH 2013-06-20
4 Rockia sandwicensis Kapalama-Waolani Ridge moist, trees, clay soil Preserved_Specimen Ewart III, G.R. Oahu BISH 1929-01-10
5 Rockia sandwicensis Waianae Mts., Puu Kanehoa Ridge Preserved_Specimen tree; staminate flower Stone, B.C. 3622 Oahu BISH 1961-08-27
6 Rockia sandwicensis Waianae Mountains; Keekee Gulch, on slope below Hakakoa In remnant of native forest. Preserved_Specimen Small tree; 6m tall; flowers purplish-brown and yellow-green; fruit green; sticky; bark mottled gray-brown; rough; sapwood soft; light cream. Bryan Jr., E.H. 796 Oahu BISH 1934-09-25
7 Rockia sandwicensis Kula Preserved_Specimen 30' tree, trunk thickest at base, gradually narrowing upward; leaves dark green, leathery, flexible Forbes, C.N. 2174 Maui BISH 1920-04-10
8 Rockia sandwicensis On Kaholuamanoa, above Waimea Preserved_Specimen Heller, A.A. 2784 Kauai BISH 1895-09-02
9 Rockia sandwicensis Waianae Mts., S Puu Hapapa Preserved_Specimen female Selling, O. 3334 Oahu BISH 1938-09-03
10 Rockia sandwicensis Mokulei FR, 5 mi S of Haleiwa Preserved_Specimen 30' x 5 tree Little Jr., E.L. 31040 Oahu BISH 1976-08-11
11 Rockia sandwicensis Kaua, ridge Preserved_Specimen tree, flowering Takeuchi, W.N. 3714 Oahu BISH 1987-11-15
12 Rockia sandwicensis Kaluaa Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 2322 Oahu BISH 1985-07-21
13 Rockia sandwicensis Waianae Mts., Kunia, 3 mi. back of pineapple fields, to ridge overlooking Lualualei side of gulch Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1959-07-27
14 Rockia sandwicensis West of Keopaweo, Nawiliwili Patch of decadent forest at top Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 21529 Kauai BISH 1952-01-05
15 Rockia sandwicensis Waianae Mts., Honouliuli, Kupehau Gulch Preserved_Specimen flower magenta Cowan, R.S. 172 Oahu BISH 1946-10-13
16 Rockia sandwicensis Kaiholena Valley Preserved_Specimen Male plant Rock, J.F.C. 8032 Lanai BISH 1910-07-24
17 Rockia sandwicensis Waianae Mts., central Lualualei, below Kanehoa, ridge between valleys 11 and 10 Preserved_Specimen 4 m tree, flower distally Christophersen, E. 3715 Oahu BISH 1932-06-29
18 Rockia sandwicensis S branch, Kapua Gulch Preserved_Specimen large tree Degener, O. 28534 Lanai BISH 1963-08-25
19 Rockia sandwicensis Kuapa Cliffs Preserved_Specimen tree Brown, F.B.H. 1310 Oahu BISH 1924-08-23
20 Rockia sandwicensis Waianae Mts., S Puu Hapapa Preserved_Specimen female Selling, O. 3334 Oahu BISH 1938-09-03
21 Rockia sandwicensis Koolau Mts., Kawaiiki stream Preserved_Specimen female Skottsberg, C.J.F. 227 Oahu BISH 1922-08-15
22 Rockia sandwicensis S Kona, Hoopuloa Preserved_Specimen 60' tree, male Rock, J.F.C. 25747 Hawaii BISH 1957-03-24
23 Rockia sandwicensis Kapua-Manuka, S Kona Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12593 Hawaii BISH 1915-08-01
24 Rockia sandwicensis Waimea district, from bottom of Mahanaloa Valley to jct. with Kuia Valley Preserved_Specimen Plant pistillate; tree ca. 8 m tall; flowers white Wagner, W.L. 5072 Kauai BISH 1983-08-31
25 Rockia sandwicensis Kaiholena Valley Preserved_Specimen Male plant Rock, J.F.C. 8032 Lanai BISH 1910-07-24
26 Rockia sandwicensis gulch N of middle ridge, Puu Kamaohanui to Puu Pane forest Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 9550 Oahu BISH 1932-06-11
27 Rockia sandwicensis Nonou Mts Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 609 Kauai BISH 1916-10-16
28 Rockia sandwicensis Manuka Mauka Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 11310 Hawaii BISH 1931-12-24
29 Rockia sandwicensis Puuwaawaa, along transect T27 Heavily grazed rangeland. Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 5795 Hawaii BISH 1989-05-01
30 Rockia sandwicensis SW Mauna Loa soil, aa rock; with Metrosideros, Athyrium, Cibotium, Cyrtomium, Nepholepis, Psidium, Psychotria Preserved_Specimen Higashino, P.K. 6068 Hawaii BISH 1977-07-05
31 Rockia sandwicensis Kula Preserved_Specimen 30' tree, trunk thickest at base, gradually narrowing upward; leaves dark green, leathery, flexible Forbes, C.N. 2174 Maui BISH 1920-04-10
32 Rockia sandwicensis On the ridge opposite Gay & Robinson's Hanapepe Valley House Preserved_Specimen Heller, A.A. 2611 Kauai BISH 1895-07-23
33 Rockia sandwicensis Waimea District, Paaiki Valley Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 2816 Kauai BISH 1972-10-07
34 Rockia sandwicensis Waianae Mts., Valley to Puu Kaua Preserved_Specimen Gillespie, J.W. 1045 Oahu BISH 1927-07-06
35 Rockia sandwicensis Waimea, Paaiki valley Preserved_Specimen Cranwell, L.M. 2913 Kauai BISH 1938-08-14
36 Rockia sandwicensis below Honomolui, Kona Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 344 Hawaii BISH 1911-07-23
37 Rockia sandwicensis Tantalus Preserved_Specimen female flowers Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1949-07-31
38 Rockia sandwicensis Kauai Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 5219 Kauai BISH 1909-01-01
39 Rockia sandwicensis Honouliuli, Puu Hapapa Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 2340 Oahu BISH 1985-07-01
40 Rockia sandwicensis 1st gulch S of Kaluaa Gulch, Waianae Mts Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. 6456 Oahu BISH 1970-06-02
41 Rockia sandwicensis Kawaiiki - Ditch trail Preserved_Specimen Woolford, H.A. 10 Oahu BISH 1955-10-09
42 Rockia sandwicensis East Maui Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 8672 Maui BISH 1910-11-01
43 Rockia sandwicensis Kaiholena Valley Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 106 Lanai BISH 1913-09-16
44 Rockia sandwicensis Puuwaawaa, N Kona Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 13015 Hawaii BISH 1917-08-01
45 Rockia sandwicensis Kaholuamano Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 10066 Kauai BISH
46 Rockia sandwicensis unknown Preserved_Specimen BISH
47 Rockia sandwicensis S of Kolekole Pass, ridge, Waianae Mts Preserved_Specimen Kerr, M. 16 Oahu BISH 1945-10-28
48 Rockia sandwicensis E Puu Hapapa, Waianae Mts Preserved_Specimen Kerr, M. 21409 Oahu BISH 1947-11-23
49 Rockia sandwicensis Palolo-Waialae ridge Preserved_Specimen MacDaniels, L.H. 500 Oahu BISH 1927-01-27
50 Rockia sandwicensis Koholuamano Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 429 Kauai BISH 1909-09-01
51 Rockia sandwicensis Kauai Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 6023 Kauai BISH 1909-01-01
52 Rockia sandwicensis Kauai Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 5217 Kauai BISH 1909-01-01
53 Rockia sandwicensis Kauai Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 6024 Kauai BISH 1909-01-01
54 Rockia sandwicensis Kaala, Waianae Mts Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 10650 Oahu BISH 1930-11-30
55 Rockia sandwicensis Kuaokala Upper Manini Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 2440 Oahu BISH 1985-09-01
56 Rockia sandwicensis Kalae Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 14044 Molokai BISH 1918-05-25
57 Rockia sandwicensis Kaiholena Valley Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 19 Lanai BISH 1913-06-01
58 Rockia sandwicensis Parker Ranch, Paauhau 3 Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 4347 Hawaii BISH 1909-07-06
59 Rockia sandwicensis East Maui Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 8672 Maui BISH 1910-11-01
60 Rockia sandwicensis Kawaiiki - Ditch trail Preserved_Specimen Woolford, H.A. 10 Oahu BISH 1955-10-09
61 Rockia sandwicensis Along trail connecting Awaawapuhi and Nualolo Trails, Kokee Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 2111 Kauai BISH 1971-09-04
62 Rockia sandwicensis Kapua-Manuka, S Kona Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12593 Hawaii BISH 1915-08-01
63 Rockia sandwicensis Lualualei divide, between Puu Hapapa and Kaluaa Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 2510 Oahu BISH 1985-10-13
64 Rockia sandwicensis Manuka Mauka Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 11310 Hawaii BISH 1931-12-24
65 Rockia sandwicensis Kolekole Pass, Waianae Mts Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 2033 Oahu BISH 1912-02-01
66 Rockia sandwicensis Kaluaa gulch, between SE branch and Kanehoa ridge Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 1849 Oahu BISH 1984-11-18
67 Rockia sandwicensis Pupukea Trail Preserved_Specimen Swezey, O.H. Oahu BISH 1935-05-19
68 Rockia sandwicensis Onini Gulch Preserved_Specimen Corn, C. Molokai BISH 1983-09-14
69 Rockia sandwicensis Manuka Mauka Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 11310 Hawaii BISH 1931-12-24
70 Rockia sandwicensis Koolau Mts., Kawailoa, Kawaiiki ditch trail Preserved_Specimen Cowan, R.S. 279 Oahu BISH 1946-11-10
71 Rockia sandwicensis Waianae Mts., above Kunia, head of valley between Kanehoa and Kaua Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. 467 Oahu BISH 1959-09-01
72 Rockia sandwicensis Kaala, road Preserved_Specimen Lamoureux, C.H. 2437 Oahu BISH 1963-10-20
73 Rockia sandwicensis Puu Alii, ridge to Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 138 Lanai BISH 1969-07-15
74 Rockia sandwicensis Between the Hanapepe and Wahiawa Rivers Preserved_Specimen Heller, A.A. 2599 Kauai BISH 1895-07-25
75 Rockia sandwicensis Paomai Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 81 Lanai BISH 1913-09-09
76 Rockia sandwicensis Manuka Mauka Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 11310 Hawaii BISH 1931-12-24
77 Rockia sandwicensis Puuwaawaa, N Kona Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 13015 Hawaii BISH 1917-08-01
78 Rockia sandwicensis Kapua, Kona Preserved_Specimen Ha, C. 375 Hawaii BISH 1911-07-27
79 Rockia sandwicensis Makaleha, Waianae Mts Preserved_Specimen Skottsberg, C.J.F. 388 Oahu BISH 1922-06-30
80 Rockia sandwicensis Kaluakauila Gulch Preserved_Specimen Welton, P. 181 Oahu BISH 1989-10-15
81 Rockia sandwicensis Kaiholena Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 141 Lanai BISH 1913-09-16
82 Rockia sandwicensis Mahana Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 581 Lanai BISH 1930-07-29
83 Rockia sandwicensis Waiole, Nuuanu Valley, S of Hillebrands Glen Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 1430 Oahu BISH 1910-01-07
84 Rockia sandwicensis Lualualei divide, between Puu Hapapa and Kaluaa Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 2510 Oahu BISH 1985-10-13
85 Rockia sandwicensis Kaluaa Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 2322 Oahu BISH 1985-07-21
86 Rockia sandwicensis Onini Gulch Preserved_Specimen Corn, C. Molokai BISH 1983-09-14
87 Rockia sandwicensis Waikane Schofield trail, Koolau Mts Preserved_Specimen Davis, H. Oahu BISH 1932-10-16
88 Rockia sandwicensis Waianae Mts., Mokuleia, Papaia Valley, E fork, few yards below FR fence Preserved_Specimen Welch, D.A. Oahu BISH 1932-12-07
89 Rockia sandwicensis S Kona, Papa 2 Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Hawaii BISH 1958-04-21
90 Rockia sandwicensis W Hualalai, Honokahau, Greenwell's Preserved_Specimen Kondo, Y. Hawaii BISH 1946-07-26
91 Rockia sandwicensis Waianae Mts., Palikea, firebreak trail Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1953-07-01
92 Rockia sandwicensis Kawaiiki-Opaeula Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. Oahu BISH 1986-11-22
93 Rockia sandwicensis Kaiholena Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. Lanai BISH 1915-07-27
94 Rockia sandwicensis Kalalau Preserved_Specimen Davis, J. Kauai BISH 1984-07-18
95 Rockia sandwicensis Fonus Forest Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Kauai BISH 1956-02-01
96 Rockia sandwicensis Ulupalakua, E Maui, Makawao District Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Maui BISH 1913-01-01
97 Rockia sandwicensis Hii Mts Preserved_Specimen Lydgate, J.M. Kauai BISH
98 Rockia sandwicensis Kaholuamano Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Kauai BISH 1911-10-01
99 Rockia sandwicensis Hamaka, Kau Preserved_Specimen Russ, G.W. Hawaii BISH 1929-09-01
100 Rockia sandwicensis Makaweli Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 5853 Kauai BISH 1909-10-28
101 Rockia sandwicensis Piko trail, Keaau-Makua FR, Waianae Mts Preserved_Specimen Baker, R.J. Oahu BISH 1932-11-25
102 Rockia sandwicensis Piko trail, Waianae Mts., Kahanahaiki Valley Preserved_Specimen Krauss, N.H. Oahu BISH 1933-12-30
103 Rockia sandwicensis S Kona, Papa 2 Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Hawaii BISH 1958-04-21
104 Rockia sandwicensis East Maui, Piiholo Preserved_Specimen Hillebrand, W.B. Maui BISH
105 Rockia sandwicensis Parker Ranch, Paauhau 3, Hamakua Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 4348 Hawaii BISH 1909-07-06
106 Rockia sandwicensis Wailupe Valley Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 2501 Oahu BISH 1917-05-04
107 Rockia sandwicensis Paaiki Valley on steep north facing slope at about 2000 ft. Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 2845 Kauai BISH 1972-12-08
108 Rockia sandwicensis Kaulaula Valley, below Lapa Ridge tree planting site Near valley bottom in small grove Preserved_Specimen Very common tree; corolla greenish white, flowers very fragant. Flynn, T.W. 556 Kauai BISH 1983-08-18
109 Rockia sandwicensis S Kona, Hoopuloa forest Preserved_Specimen 40' tree, female Rock, J.F.C. 25756 Hawaii BISH 1957-03-24
110 Rockia sandwicensis Kolekole Diospyros hillebrandii Preserved_Specimen sterile Takeuchi, W.N. 2731 Oahu BISH 1986-08-09
111 Rockia sandwicensis Kalulu, Kapano Gulch wet wooded Preserved_Specimen 7 m x 15 cm tree St.John, H. 22650 Lanai BISH 1947-04-06
112 Rockia sandwicensis Ekahanui. Central Waianae Mountains. Growing in remnant mesic forest dominated by Planchonella sandwicensis, Diospyros sandwicensis, D. hillebrandii, Elaeocarpus bifidus, Psidium cattleianum, Schinus terebinthifolius, Toona ciliata, and Acacia Koa. Also growing with Pteris irregularis, Aspleniuim cf musifolium, Asplenium macraei, Microlepia speluncae, Dicranopteiris linearis, and others. Preserved_Specimen Large tree over 4 m tall. Most of the leaves infected with a psyllid of some sort. Pods sticky and cyllindrical. Flowers smlal, cream colored, perfect. Wood not particularly strong. Thomas, M.K. 548 Oahu BISH 2022-11-15
113 Rockia sandwicensis Paomai dry forest Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 582 Lanai BISH 1930-07-19
114 Rockia sandwicensis Hanalei District. Kalalau, back of valley, forest below Pihea. Diospyros-Metrosideros mixed lowland mesic forest with canopy of Pouteria sandwicensis, Syzygium sandwicensis, Metrosideros polymorpha, Antidesma platyphylla, Psychotria mariniana, Myrsine lanaiensis, Bobea eletior, Rauvolfia sandwicensis, Pteralyxia k Preserved_Specimen Tree 8 meters tall, stems dark brown, with 1 Pteralyxia kauaiensis, in flower, occasional. Wood, K.R. 17961 Kauai BISH 2018-10-12
115 Rockia sandwicensis Lanaihale, N end of Munro Trail, 4 mi in from Hwy., side gulch ohia rain forest Preserved_Specimen 4 m x 8 tree; leaves broad at base; limb to perigone lobed; inflorescence a globose head Spence, G. 337 Lanai BISH 1973-10-22
116 Rockia sandwicensis North side of Haupu Moist rock talus Preserved_Specimen Tree Ht. 8 m. MacDaniels, L.H. 738 Kauai BISH 1927-02-16
117 Rockia sandwicensis Kokee. Just S. of main rd., & just N. of Waimea Canyon Lookout Under Acacia forest Preserved_Specimen Grove of trees. Staminate. Stone, B.C. 3761 Kauai BISH 1961-08-15
118 Rockia sandwicensis Waianae Mts.; Makua, Keaau Makua Forest Reserve, Piko trail Exposed open slope. Preserved_Specimen Tree; 20 feet tall. St.John, H. 12247 Oahu BISH 1932-11-25
119 Rockia sandwicensis West of Keopaweo, Nawiliwili Patch of decadent forest at top Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 21529 Kauai BISH 1952-01-05
120 Rockia sandwicensis Limahuli Valley South side of ridge, on dark, porous soil with Ohia, Eugenia, Uluhe, Santalum, Diospyros, Psychotria, Hibiscus Preserved_Specimen 20 ft. tree Perlman, S. 220 Kauai BISH 1978-09-14
121 Rockia sandwicensis Koloa District. Wahiawa Mts E. (windward) side along Ku'ai stream; mature seconddary forest with Psidium spp. dominant, Kukui, Metrosideros, and Freycinetia Preserved_Specimen Tree 8-10 m tall, 10 cm. d.b.h., leaves whorled. Fruits sticky, viscid. Lorence, D.H. 5181 Kauai BISH 1987-04-11
122 Rockia sandwicensis Manuka Ahupuaa, S slope of Mauna Loa, E of intersection of Palm and Hawaii Roads heading WSW toward Highway 11 above Manuka park. Transect 73, Station 15 Mesic ohia forest with other native trees and native shrub-exotic grass and shrub understory. Preserved_Specimen Healthy tree, 40 cm dbh, 15 m tall; trunk base flared, fluted Warshauer, F.R. 1990 Hawaii BISH 1978-07-16
123 Rockia sandwicensis Puuwaawaa, along transect T27 Heavily grazed rangeland. Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 5795 Hawaii BISH 1989-05-01
124 Rockia sandwicensis 2nd gulch, S of Pohakea Pass, Waianae Mts., Halona, Lualualei FR woods Preserved_Specimen 20x2' tree St.John, H. 13126 Oahu BISH 1933-05-12
125 Rockia sandwicensis Puu Ka Pele Forest Reserve; 1 km from S end of Contour Rd mesic forest Preserved_Specimen shrub/tree to 8 m Annable, C.R. 3788 Kauai BISH 1998-02-02
126 Rockia sandwicensis Hanalei District. Napali Coast State Park, back of Kalalau Valley, Upper reaches of stream in East side of Valley. On ridge above Eastern most main stream, on ledge at the top of ridge and before lateral cliff edge. Degraded Diverse Mesic Forest W/Rauvolfia, Psychotria mariniana, Psydrax odorata, Pleomele aurea, Myporum, Melicope, Freycinetia, Zanthoxylum dipetalum var. dipetalum, Planchonella sandwicensis, Metrosiros polymorpha, Diospyros. Preserved_Specimen Tree 15 ft. New growth w/ brown hairs, leaves dark green above and light green below. Flowers pendent w/ dark brown hairs on outer corolla and peduncle. Tangalin, N. 2138 Kauai BISH 2010-08-22
127 Rockia sandwicensis Kapua, along Government Rd. wide crack in lava Preserved_Specimen 10 m tree MacDaniels, L.H. 274 Hawaii BISH 1926-11-16
128 Rockia sandwicensis Palikea Gulch Psychotria and Pelea Preserved_Specimen 8' tree Takeuchi, W.N. 1761 Oahu BISH 1984-10-07
129 Rockia sandwicensis Makaha, north facing slopes. Metrosideros-Acacia montane mesic forest w/ Alphitonia ponderosa, Diospyros sandwicensis, D. hillebradii, Myrsine lanaiensis, Kadua affinis, Coprosma waimeae, Polyscias kavaiensis, Melicope ovata, M. barbigera, M. feddei, M. anisata, Dodona Preserved_Specimen Tree, multi-trunked, stems brown, leaves dark green, in flower, common in general area. Wood, K.R. 18583 Kauai BISH 2020-11-04
130 Rockia sandwicensis N Kona, Keauhou 1, NW Mauna Loa, E of Mamalahoa Hwy. wet ohia forest, native trees and shrubs, treeferns; on pahoehoe Preserved_Specimen Warshauer, F.R. 1868 Hawaii BISH 1978-06-18
131 Rockia sandwicensis Waimea District. Na Pali-Kona Forest Reserve, in small gulch to North and just below Nualolo Trail. Diverse Mesic Forest W/ Polyscias kavaiensis, Metrosideros polymorpha var. glaberrima, Perrottetia sandwicensis, Elaeocarpus bifidus, Psidium cattleianum, Cyclosorus parasiticus, Freycinetia arborea, Antidesma platyphyllum Preserved_Specimen Large tree approximately 12 m tall, fallen on its side broken at the base. Part of a grove of a dozen trees of various sizes. The tree was in full flower and recently fallen as it was still very alive and green. Williams, A.M. 64 Kauai BISH 2014-08-14
132 Rockia sandwicensis Lualualei Valley, gulch complex near Palikea In remnant forest of Antidesma pulvinatum, Myrsine lanaiensis, and Rauvolfia sandwicensis. Preserved_Specimen Large tree. Takeuchi, W.N. 8501 Oahu BISH 1992-09-28
133 Rockia sandwicensis Waimea District: Paaiki Valley, just N. of Milolii Ridge Road North facing slope with mixed mesophytic forest of Metrosideros, Acacia koa, Pouteria, Diospyros spp., Nestegis, & Pleomele, with Aleurites in valley bottom along now dry stream bed Preserved_Specimen Tree 4 m. tall & 8 cm. in diam. Leaves thick, supple. Flowrs pale pink. Lorence, D.H. 6304 Kauai BISH 1988-11-30
134 Rockia sandwicensis E Uluhulu gulch olopua, kukui Preserved_Specimen Pekelo Jr., N. 10 Oahu BISH 1976-01-12
135 Rockia sandwicensis E East Makaleha stream, Waianae Mts dry; Colubrina oppositifolia, Mezoneuron, Santalum freycinetianum Preserved_Specimen Hatheway, W.H. 281 Oahu BISH 1950-07-02
136 Rockia sandwicensis Waimea District. Makaha valley. Diospyros-Acacia-Matrosideros montane mesic forest w/ Diospyros sandwicensis, D. hillebrandii, Alphitonia ponderosa, Pisonia sandwicensis, Dodonaea viscosa, Chrysodracon aurea, Psychotria mariniana, Kadua affinis, Coprosma waimeae, C. foliosa, Mrysine Preserved_Specimen Tree, 5 m tall, well branched, spreading, in flower and early fruit, occasional. Wood, K.R. 17463 Kauai BISH 2017-07-11
137 Rockia sandwicensis Waianae Mts., Kuaokala, Haili Gulch Lantana, guava Preserved_Specimen 5 m tree, limby, gnarled; sterile Egler, F.E. 37182 Oahu BISH 1937-07-17
138 Rockia sandwicensis Lualualei Valley, gulch complex near Palikea In remnant forest of Antidesma pulvinatum, Myrsine lanaiensis, and Rauvolfia sandwicensis. Preserved_Specimen Large tree. Takeuchi, W.N. 8503 Oahu BISH 1992-09-28
139 Rockia sandwicensis Kawaiiki-Opaeula, gully wet ohia forest Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 3022 Oahu BISH 1986-11-22
140 Rockia sandwicensis Limahuli Valley South side of ridge, on dark, porous soil with Ohia, Eugenia, Uluhe, Santalum, Diospyros, Psychotria, Hibiscus Preserved_Specimen 20 ft. tree Perlman, S. 220 Kauai BISH 1978-09-14
141 Rockia sandwicensis Waianae Mts., central Lualualei, below Kanehoa, head of valley 5 open slope Preserved_Specimen 6 m tree Christophersen, E. 3703 Oahu BISH 1932-06-15
142 Rockia sandwicensis Hanalei District; Kalalau Rim; North, below Puuokila Steep, diverse Montane Mesic Forest with; Remya montgomeryi, Nototrichium sp., Hedyotis acuminata, Nothocestrum longifolium, Schiedea membranacea, Phyllostegia electra, Myrsine linearifolia, Eurya sandwicensis, Melicope pallida, Rauvolfia, Euphorbia haeleeleana; Weeds...Passiflora mollissima, Rubus argutus, Kalanchoe, Erigeron, Lonicera. Preserved_Specimen 15 m tall tree; in flower; Wood, K.R. 1100 Kauai BISH 1991-08-05
143 Rockia sandwicensis valley N of Kunia trail, between Kanehoa and Hapapa Charpentiera obovata, Claoxylon sandwicense, Aleurites moluccana, Acacia koa Preserved_Specimen to 20' tree; stems and petioles brownish-purple Carlquist, S. 2165 Oahu BISH 1966-08-17
144 Rockia sandwicensis Piko trail, Keaau Makua FR, Waianae Mts open Preserved_Specimen 20' tree St.John, H. 12247 Oahu BISH 1932-11-25
145 Rockia sandwicensis Between Kaua and Kanehoa, gulch weedy floor, intermittent stream Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 2874 Oahu BISH 1986-10-05
146 Rockia sandwicensis Kaluaa Morinda sandwicensis Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 2384 Oahu BISH 1985-08-10
147 Rockia sandwicensis Kalauao. Central Koolau Mountains. On side ridge leading up to Aiea ridge trail. Remnant mesic forest dominated by Diospyros sandwicensis, Dracaena halapepe, Hibiscus arnottianus, Planchonella sandwicensis, Sapindus oahuensis, Metrosideros polymorpha, Acacia koa, Bobea elatior, Notelaea sandwicensis, Doodia kunthina, Odontosoria chinensis,and Alyxia stellata. Also growing with Psidium cattleianum, Schinus terebinthifolius, Setaria parviflora, Oplismenus hirtellus, and other weedy species. Preserved_Specimen Trees huge AF. Most of the leaves orbicular to ovate, sometimes obovate, rather thick and subcoriaceous. Many leaves infected with galls. Plants mostly in bud but some flowers opened up. Thomas, M.K. 553 Oahu BISH 2022-11-27
148 Rockia sandwicensis Kaala, Waianaeuka woods, side hill Preserved_Specimen 10 m tree Hume, E.P. 52 Oahu BISH 1930-11-30
149 Rockia sandwicensis Huliwai Lantana Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 2919 Oahu BISH 1986-10-12
150 Rockia sandwicensis below Hakakoa, Keekee Gulch, Waianae Mts forest Preserved_Specimen 6 m tree; flower purplish brown and yellow green; fruit green, sticky; bark mottled gray brown, rough; sapwood soft, light cream Bryan Jr., E.H. 796 Oahu BISH 1934-09-23
151 Rockia sandwicensis Waimea District. Makaha valley Acacia-Metrosideros montane mesic forest. W/ Diospyros sandwicensis, D. hillebrandii, Alphitonia ponderosa, Pisonia sandwicensis, Melicope barbigera, Dodonaea viscosa, Pleomele aurea, Psychotria marinianana, Coprosma waimeae, C. foliosa, Euphor Preserved_Specimen tree, 12 m, multi-trunked dark brown, in flower and fruit, perianth greenish, fruit brown-black Wood, K.R. 14058 Kauai BISH 2009-12-31
152 Rockia sandwicensis Paomai dry forest Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 35 Lanai BISH 1913-08-01
153 Rockia sandwicensis Second ridge S of Pohakea Pass Dry slopes. Preserved_Specimen Christophersen, E. 1638 Oahu BISH 1931-03-19
154 Rockia sandwicensis Lualualei Valley, gulch complex near Palikea In remnant forest of Antidesma pulvinatum, Myrsine lanaiensis, and Rauvolfia sandwicensis. Preserved_Specimen Large tree. Takeuchi, W.N. 8502 Oahu BISH 1992-09-28
155 Rockia sandwicensis Haleauau Valley forest Preserved_Specimen 7-8 m tree; flower creamy purple green; male Bryan Jr., E.H. 856 Oahu BISH 1934-11-13
156 Rockia sandwicensis Kokee, S of main road, N. of Waimea Canyon lookout +/- under Koa forest (see Stemmerik in Blumea) Preserved_Specimen Grove of good-sized trees Stone, B.C. 3760 Kauai BISH 1961-08-15
157 Rockia sandwicensis 2nd ridge, S of Pohakea Pass, Waianae Mts dry Preserved_Specimen Christophersen, E. 1638 Oahu BISH 1931-03-19
158 Rockia sandwicensis Ridge 3/4 mile N. of Saaukahi, Koloa Open lower woods. Preserved_Specimen Tree 8 m. x 2 dm. St.John, H. 23021 Kauai BISH 1947-12-24
159 Rockia sandwicensis Koolau Mts., Palolo Valley slope Preserved_Specimen tree Stone, B.C. 3506 Oahu BISH 1960-05-06
160 Rockia sandwicensis Hoary Head Mts., Kipu; Haupu Steep wooded slope Preserved_Specimen Tree 20 ft. x 6 in. St.John, H. 13621 Kauai BISH 1933-12-25
161 Rockia sandwicensis Kokee. South of main road, N. of Waimea Canyon Lookout. Under Koa forest Preserved_Specimen Grove of good sized trees. Male and Female. Stone, B.C. 3761 Kauai BISH 1961-08-15
162 Rockia sandwicensis Kapua, S Kona lava fields Preserved_Specimen female Rock, J.F.C. 10020 Hawaii BISH 1912-02-01
163 Rockia sandwicensis Land section of Makakupaia, S fork of Kaunakakai Gulch At top of a streamside embankment in a gulch containing pockets of native mesic forest. Assoc.: Dodonaea, Metrosideros, Osmanthus, Coprosma, Melinis, Diospyros, Hedychium Preserved_Specimen A multi-trunked tree 8 m. tall Lau, J. 1462 Molokai BISH 1985-09-25
164 Rockia sandwicensis Waimea District. Milolii Ridge Road, off Makaha Road, 5 miles into the Milolii Valley, thence about 1/2 mile into the Paaiki Valley Dry forest area; Assoc. with Kokia kauaiensis, Pseudomorus brunoniana, Isodendrion subsessilifolium, Aleurites moluccana, Lantana, Diospyros ferrea Preserved_Specimen Large tree 30 ft. tall Gustafson, R. 1033 Kauai BISH 1978-11-25
165 Rockia sandwicensis Hanalei District. Hoolulu Valley. Aleurites non-native forest and relictual Diospyros-Nestegis mesic forest with Psychotria mariniana, P. greenwelliae, Pandanus tectorius, Wikstroemia oahuensis, Freycinetia arborea, Ochrosia kauaiensis, Psydrax odorata, Rauvolfia sandwicensis, Pittosporum napaliensis, Santalu Preserved_Specimen Tree, 7 meters tall, trunk dark brown, well-branched, in flower, occasional. Wood, K.R. 17553 Kauai BISH 2017-10-18
166 Rockia sandwicensis W Pahole Gulch, Waianae Mts., Waialua Diospyros, Sapindus Preserved_Specimen 30' x 6 tree Nagata, K.M. 1363 Oahu BISH 1976-07-27
167 Rockia sandwicensis Waianae Mts., Kuaokala, Haili Gulch Lantana, guava Preserved_Specimen 5 m tree, limby, gnarled; sterile Egler, F.E. 37182 Oahu BISH 1937-07-17
168 Rockia sandwicensis Waimea District. Waimea Canyon rim, southeast of Kukui peak. Acacia-Metrosideros lowland dry to mesic forest with Dodonaea viscosa, Hibiscus waimeae, Diospyros sandwicensis, Chrysodracon aurea, Pouteria sandwicensis, Sida fallax, Dianella sandwicensis, Gahnia beecheyi, Leptecophylla tameiameiae, Eragrostis var Preserved_Specimen Tree, 10 meters, well-branched, leaves dark green, with female flowers and fruit, Wood, K.R. 18858 Kauai BISH 2022-01-06
169 Rockia sandwicensis above Puuwaawaa, N Kona male Preserved_Specimen 40' tree Rock, J.F.C. 25607 Hawaii BISH 1955-12-01
170 Rockia sandwicensis Waimea District. Kawaiiki valley. Lowland Diospyros mixed mesic summer dry forest w/ Metrosideros polymorpha, Nestegis sandwicensis, Pteralyxia kauaiensis, Alectryon macrococcus, Pisonia sandwicensis, Dodonaea viscosa, Antidesma platyphylla, Myrsine lanaiensis, Psychotria greenwell Preserved_Specimen Tree, 11 m tall, vigorous and well branched, stems brown-reddish, flowers green-yellow, with Pteralyxia kauaiensis. Wood, K.R. 16092 Kauai BISH 2014-09-23
171 Rockia sandwicensis below Hakakoa, Keekee Gulch, Waianae Mts forest Preserved_Specimen 6 m tree; flower purplish brown and yellow green; fruit green, sticky; bark mottled gray brown, rough; sapwood soft, light cream Bryan Jr., E.H. 796 Oahu BISH 1934-09-23
172 Rockia sandwicensis Road between Puu ka Pele andKokee, ca. 1/4 mile above turnoff to main Waimea Canyon lookout With Acacia, Metrosideros, Coprosma - in small grove Preserved_Specimen Tree to 30 ft. tall; perigone with green ribs and light purple streaks, about 1-1/2 in. ong; petioles and midribs of leaves purple Stern, W.L. 1349 Kauai BISH 1961-08-01
173 Rockia sandwicensis Lualualei, Waianae Disturbed dryland forest. Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. Oahu BISH 1992-09-30
174 Rockia sandwicensis Kokee, just S. of main rd., and just N. of Waimea Canyon lookout Under Acacia forest Preserved_Specimen Grove of good-sized trees, both male and female Stone, B.C. 3760 Kauai BISH 1961-08-15
175 Rockia sandwicensis Kapua, S Kona lava fields Preserved_Specimen female Rock, J.F.C. 10020 Hawaii BISH 1912-02-01
176 Rockia sandwicensis East Maui, Lualailula Quad, 4 mi E of the Lualailula Hills Single tree found on open, rocky ridge. Kikuyu grass, Lantana and Pleomele are common in this abandoned pasture land. Preserved_Specimen Funk, E.J. 0.5 Maui BISH 1994-10-30
177 Rockia sandwicensis Lualualei divide dry forest Preserved_Specimen Takeuchi, W.N. 2509 Oahu BISH 1985-10-13
178 Rockia sandwicensis Waianae Mountains; Keekee Gulch, on slope below Hakakoa In remnant of native forest. Preserved_Specimen Small tree; 6m tall; flowers purplish-brown and yellow-green; fruit green; sticky; bark mottled gray-brown; rough; sapwood soft; light cream. Bryan Jr., E.H. 796 Oahu BISH 1934-09-25
179 Rockia sandwicensis N Kona, W Puuwaawaa grassy, near lava flow Preserved_Specimen 25' x 10 tree Fagerlund, G.O. 950 Hawaii BISH 1944-11-22
180 Rockia sandwicensis Hoary Head Mountains (Haupu); Kipu Steep wooded slope Preserved_Specimen Tree 20 ft. x 6 in. St.John, H. 13621 Kauai BISH 1933-12-25
181 Rockia sandwicensis Waimea District. Waimea Canyon rim, southeast of Kukui peak. Acacia-Metrosideros lowland dry to mesic forest with Dodonaea viscosa, Hibiscus waimeae, Diospyros sandwicensis, Chrysodracon aurea, Pouberia sandwicensis, Sida fallax, Dianella sandwicensis, Gahnia beecheyi, Leptecophylla tameiameiae, Eragrostis var Preserved_Specimen Tree, 10 meters, well-branched, leaves dark green, male flowers, Wood, K.R. 18858.02 Kauai BISH 2022-01-06
182 Rockia sandwicensis W branch, E Makaleha valley, Mokuleia, Waianae Mts dry; Diospyros ferrea Preserved_Specimen 30' x 10 tree Hatheway, W.H. 404 Oahu BISH 1950-10-04
183 Rockia sandwicensis Kaohai, Awehi Gulch woods Preserved_Specimen 8 m x 2 dm tree St.John, H. 18896 Lanai BISH 1938-04-15
184 Rockia sandwicensis Kolekole Diospyros hillebrandii Preserved_Specimen sterile Takeuchi, W.N. 2731 Oahu BISH 1986-08-09
185 Rockia sandwicensis Kaluaa Steblus, Morinda sandwicensis Preserved_Specimen large tree Takeuchi, W.N. 2321 Oahu BISH 1985-07-21
186 Rockia sandwicensis Puuwaawaa fountain grass, dry Preserved_Specimen 35' x 9 tree, buds present Montgomery, S.L. 27 Hawaii BISH 1971-07-03
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