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Lipochaeta tenuis

O.Deg. & Sherff (1933)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Suffruticose perennial herbs.

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Leaves: opposite Leaves ovate to deltate, 2.2-4.4 cm long, 1-2.1 cm wide, sometimes with 2 or 4 basal lobes and a long, spatulate, terminal segment Apex with a spatulate terminal segment.

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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

O'ahu Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Bot. Gaz. 95: 102 (1933)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:343 (O [as L. tenuis]); Wagner & Robinson 2001:555 (COMBNOV, Syn. L. tenuis = Melanthera tenuis); Orchard 2013:405 (COMBNOV, Syn. M. tenuis = Wollastonia tenuis, not followed, KEY); Edwards et al. 2018 (Syn. M. tenuis = L. tenuis)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Lipochaeta tenuis Slot Gulch, Waianae Kai Dry, sheer cliff. Sparse open canopy of Grevillea robusta and Acacia confusa. Crumbly rock face dotted with Schiedea ligustrina, Dodonaea viscosa, Sophora chrysophylla, Eragrostis variabilis and Doryopteris decipiens. Preserved_Specimen Herb, 0.5 meters tall. Sparse foliage, leaves opposite and serrated, often deeply so; new growth densely strigose. Solitary heads, bright yellow, on fairly long peduncles. A few scattered individuals under rock overhangs and growing amongst other vegetation. Oahu PEPP-DOFAW 20220215 Oahu BISH
2 Lipochaeta tenuis Waianae; Kolekole Pass to Puu Kalena, Waianae Mountains Near top of first hill north of Kolekole Pass; on windward crest of trail Rocky, exposed low cover with Bidens, Artemisia, ca. 25 plants seen Preserved_Specimen Plants with flowers Perlman, S. 4895 Oahu BISH 1986-07-27
3 Lipochaeta tenuis Northeast slope of Puu Hapapa Sunny streambed near contour trail Preserved_Specimen Single plant Degener, O. 12253 Oahu BISH 1938-09-03
4 Lipochaeta tenuis Gulch NE of Puu Hapapa summit Grassy shrubby rocky slope. Preserved_Specimen Sprawling. Degener, O. 20980 Oahu BISH 1950-10-22
5 Lipochaeta tenuis NE slope of Puu Hapap Among lantana & grasses (growing within 100 ft of plants having my neighboring numbers.) Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 12291 Oahu BISH 1939-04-02
6 Lipochaeta tenuis Gulch NE of Puu Hapapa summit Grassy shrubby rocky slope. Preserved_Specimen Sprawling. Degener, O. 20980 Oahu BISH 1950-10-22
7 Lipochaeta tenuis Waianae Range. Before reaching first high peak, from Kolekole Pass toward Puu Kalena, off ridge top on Schofield side Along an almost vertical slope, and exposed among low exotics and mosses. Preserved_Specimen Obata, J.K. 348 Oahu BISH 1978-03-05
8 Lipochaeta tenuis Waianae; Puu Hapapa to Kolekole Pass Off ridge radiating from Puu Hapapa to Kolekole Pass; on the almostvertical S face, fully exposed Colony localized and very stable Preserved_Specimen Obata, J.K. 371 Oahu BISH 1978-05-21
9 Lipochaeta tenuis Waianae; Puu KuMakalii to Kolekole Pass 2nd. hill N of Kolekole Pass below & S of Puu KuMakalii; windward ridge, nr. crest, vertical cliff Exposed rock with Bidens, Artemisia, Viola chamissoniana var. chamissoniana Preserved_Specimen Perlman, S. 4896 Oahu BISH 1986-07-27
10 Lipochaeta tenuis Waianae Range. On ridge top radiating from Puu Hapapa to Kolekole Pass On ridge top or slightly off on N face, generally exposed or under slight Metrosideros cover, population localized. Preserved_Specimen Obata, J.K. 370 Oahu BISH 1978-05-21
11 Lipochaeta tenuis NE slope of Puu Hapapa Among lantan & grasses (growing within 100 ft of plants having my neighboring numbers). Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 12288 Oahu BISH 1939-04-02
12 Lipochaeta tenuis Waianae; Waiahaekai land section Ridge between Kalalula stream and Kanewai Stream Intertangled in the low vegetation of an opening on a ridgecrest in moist forest; assoc. w/ Metrosideros, Dodonaea, Clidemia, Grevillea, Alyxia, Psidium Preserved_Specimen Subshrub; flowers yellow Lau, J. 1313.3 Oahu BISH 1985-08-18
13 Lipochaeta tenuis Lualualei, from Kolekole contour trail Schinus terebinthifolius, Psychotria mariniana, Myrsine lanaiensis, Alyxia oliviformis, Doodia kunthiana, Dryopteris sandwicensis Preserved_Specimen 25-50 cm shrub; in flower Wood, K.R. 10583 Oahu BISH 2004-02-20
14 Lipochaeta tenuis Waianae Mts, Pukaloa Gulch, above Schoffield, off ridge trail to Puu Kalena, near Kumakalii In Metrosideros lowland wet forest w/ Alyxia, Canthium, Hedyotis shlechtendahliana, Nestegis, Chamaesyce, Psidium, Antidesma, Pleomele, Claoxylon, Urera, Nothocestrum longiflorum, Zanthoxylum, Embelia, Pisonia, Bobea, Psychotria, Scaevola, Melicope, Astelia, Labordia, Perrottetia. Preserved_Specimen Perlman, S. 5647 Oahu BISH 1987-04-16
15 Lipochaeta tenuis Waianae; Puu KuMakalii, Waianae Mountains North and East facing slopes just below Puu KaMakalii Exposed slopes with `Ohia shrubs, Styphelia, Artemisia, Eupatorium, Bidens Preserved_Specimen Patches of sprawling plants, flowers yellow Perlman, S. 5440 Oahu BISH 1987-03-15
16 Lipochaeta tenuis NE ridge of Puu Hapapa Among thick dry grasses. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 12332 Oahu BISH 1939-05-07
17 Lipochaeta tenuis Puu Hapapa Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 12290 Oahu BISH 1939-04-02
18 Lipochaeta tenuis Puu Hapapa NE Schofield Barracks side up from Honouliuli trail Preserved_Specimen Rabakonandrianina, E. 317 Oahu BISH 1975-04-06
19 Lipochaeta tenuis On ridge north of Kolekole Pass Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 21660 Oahu BISH 1947-06-15
20 Lipochaeta tenuis Puu Hapapa Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 12287 Oahu BISH 1939-04-02
21 Lipochaeta tenuis Waianae, Kamaileunu Ridge Preserved_Specimen Plant 1.0 m long cascading down a rock face. Lau, J. 1156 Oahu BISH 1985-06-29
22 Lipochaeta tenuis Puu Hapapa Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 12287 Oahu BISH 1939-04-02
23 Lipochaeta tenuis Waianae Mts., 3/4 mile south of Kolekole Pass Preserved_Specimen Cranwell, L.M. 3336 Oahu BISH 1938-09-03
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