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Tetramolopium rockii var. calcisabulorum

(H.St.John) Lowrey (1986)

This name is accepted

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

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Monoecious, prostrate shrubs forming compact mats

Stems:

Roots: Roots a tap root.

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades spatulate Apex mucronate. Margins entire or involute.

Flowers:

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

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Molokai Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Allertonia 4(4): 250 (1986)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:368 (Mo)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Tetramolopium rockii var. calcisabulorum Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Associated with Chamaesyce degeneri, Lipochaeta integrifolia, Panicum, Solanum nelsonii. Preserved_Specimen Herb with gray-grn foliage, white florets. Herbst, D.R. 2947 Molokai BISH 1973-04-03
2 Tetramolopium rockii var. calcisabulorum Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details On inland dunes or coral sandstone. Preserved_Specimen Tussock plant, rays whtie, disc greenish yellow. St.John, H. 23480 Molokai BISH 1948-12-24
3 Tetramolopium rockii var. calcisabulorum Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details In sandy soil, beach rock. Preserved_Specimen Wagner, W.L. 4928 Molokai BISH 1983-08-01
4 Tetramolopium rockii var. calcisabulorum Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Lithified or consolidated white coral sand dunes. Plants extremely common on sand hills. Assoc. with Lantana, Gnaphalium and Sida. Soil pH=8.0 Preserved_Specimen Rays white, disc yellow. Lowrey, T.K. 435 Molokai BISH 1978-07-24
5 Tetramolopium rockii var. calcisabulorum Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details In lithified sand; abundant, yet localized. Sida fallax mixed shrubland, coastal dry with Chamaesyce skottsbergii, Sesbania, Jacquemontia, Chamaesyce degeneri, Scaveola sericea. Threats: Cattle. Preserved_Specimen Sprawling. Wood, K.R. 615 Molokai BISH 1991-02-27
6 Tetramolopium rockii var. calcisabulorum Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Corn, C. Molokai BISH 1982-05-17
7 Tetramolopium rockii var. calcisabulorum Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Assoc. with Lipochaeta integrifolia, Sida, Fimbristylis, & Waltheria. On calcified dunes. Preserved_Specimen Decumbent stems rising to c.15cm ht, Disc florets yellow. Nagata, K.M. 1759 Molokai BISH 1978-08-07
8 Tetramolopium rockii var. calcisabulorum Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Lithified white coral sand dunes extending into fills. Assoc. Sida and Lipochaeta integrifolia. On undisturbed dunes. Preserved_Specimen rays white; disc yellow. Lowrey, T.K. 456 Molokai BISH 1979-05-14
9 Tetramolopium rockii var. calcisabulorum Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Pekelo Jr., N. 9 Molokai BISH 1973-01-01
10 Tetramolopium rockii var. calcisabulorum Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Limestone sand dune Preserved_Specimen Rays white, disk yellow Pekelo Jr., N. 19 Molokai BISH 1973-01-23
11 Tetramolopium rockii var. calcisabulorum Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details On inland dunes or coral sandstone. Preserved_Specimen Tussock plant, rays whtie, disc greenish yellow. St.John, H. 23480 Molokai BISH 1948-12-24
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