Bidens menziesii

Sherff (1920)

This name is accepted

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

ko‘oko‘olau [kookoolau], ko‘olau [koolau]

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Upright (erect) shrub, 1-3 m tall.

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves: Opposite. Blade segments filiform or linear Margins bipinnatifid or entire.

Flowers:

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

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

O'ahu Endemic
Molokai Endemic
Lana'i Endemic
Kaho'olawe Endemic
Maui Endemic
Hawai'i Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Specimens

Bibliography

Name Published In: Bot. Gaz. 70: 98 (1920)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Bidens menziesii Sherff northeast of olowalu. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN y. nitta 11205 CM 5/14/1937
2 Bidens menziesii Sherff lyon arboretum. cultivated. middle lawn makai, herb garden, ginger area PRESERVED_SPECIMEN shigematsu, k. collector number: ks 12 Oahu BISH 9/1/1992
3 Bidens menziesii Sherff first major gulch w of makolelau, on the way towards slope, bottom & rim of gulch PRESERVED_SPECIMEN kiehn, m. luegmayr, b.; wagner, w.l.; weller, s.; et al. collector number: mk-920816-4/1 Molokai BISH 8/16/1992
4 Bidens menziesii Sherff small valley east of east fork of kaula gulch. on sunny dry slopes at about 1500 ft. elevation. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN otto degener degener 2894 MO 6/11/1928
5 Bidens menziesii Sherff w maui, lahaina district, lihau Lowland Dry Shrubland at 2200 ft with Dodonaea, Rhynchelytrum, Lipochaeta, Osteomeles, Opuntia, Styphelia and assorted alien herbs PRESERVED_SPECIMEN welton, p. lau, j. collector number: 1386 Maui BISH 10/28/1991
6 Bidens menziesii Sherff W. Maui, Luakoi Ridge. Dodonaea viscosa shrubland. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN K. R. Wood 12218 Maui PTBG 12/7/2006
7 Bidens menziesii Sherff West Maui, Ukumehame Valley, back of valley, east fork. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H81233 Maui PTBG 8/24/2012
8 Bidens menziesii Sherff First major gulch W. of Makolelau, on the way toward slope, bottom and rim of gulch. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Michael Kiehn MK-920816-4/1 Molokai PTBG 8/16/1992
9 Bidens menziesii Sherff West Maui, Lahaina District, Ukumehame Valley, back of valley, east forlk. On steep slopes in understory. Vegetation: Acacia, Dodonaea, Wikstroemia, Diospyros, Erythrina, Heteropogon, Osteomeles, Waltheria, Rauvolfia, Psydrax, Pleomele, Carwx, Eragrostis, Leptecophylla, Peperomia, Sida, Leucaena, Melinis, Opuntia, Syzgium, Aleurites, Lantana. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H81233 Maui BISH 8/24/2012
10 Bidens menziesii Sherff kamalo quad, ridge above onini gulch In dry scrub with Santalum, Wikstroemia, Osteomeles, Gnaphalium, Schiedea and Wahlenbergia PRESERVED_SPECIMEN anderson, s. collector number: 536 Molokai BISH 5/28/1982
11 Bidens menziesii Sherff mauna kea (puu manao) In Mamane-Naio forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN engilis jr., a. collector number: 4 Hawaii BISH 8/19/1987