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Tetramolopium consanguineum subsp. leptophyllum

(Sherff) Lowrey (1986)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Upright (erect) shrub, 0.5–2 m tall.

Stems:

Roots: Roots a tap root.

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades linear or oblanceolate Apex acuminate or acute. Margins entire or serrate/dentate.

Flowers:

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

Ploidy:

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Lana'i Not in flora
Maui Not in flora
Hawai'i Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Allertonia 4(4): 260 (1986)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:364 (H [as T. c. var. kauense & T. c. var. leptophyllum]); Wagner, Herbst & Lorence 2005– (Syn. T. c. var. kauense = T. c. subsp. leptophyllum; accessed Oct 2022); Wood et al. 2019/Lowrey 462 BISH (EXTINCT, 1980)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Tetramolopium consanguineum subsp. leptophyllum Kaohe Mauka Ahupuaa, NW slope of Mauna Loa, Pohakuloa Training Area ca 4.5 km N of Naohuleelua, W of 1859 lava flow. Transect 98, Station 22 Dry ohia forest with mixed native trees and a native shrub and mixed grass underatory. Scattered on aa. Preserved_Specimen Plants up to 60+sm tall. Warshauer, F.R. 1878 Hawaii BISH 1978-06-25
2 Tetramolopium consanguineum subsp. leptophyllum Pohakuloa Training Area; +/- 500 yds west of Puu Lelani on lightly vegetated aa lava Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 6139 Hawaii BISH 1978-06-04
3 Tetramolopium consanguineum subsp. leptophyllum Kaohe, Hamakua - N Kona Boundary on Hamakua side; Pohakuloa Training Area, New Bobcat Trail Understory of Metrosideros dry forest. Preserved_Specimen Disc florets purple; rays white or pinkish. Lowrey, T.K. 414 Hawaii BISH 1978-06-04
4 Tetramolopium consanguineum subsp. leptophyllum Pohakuloa Military Training Area Collected in open Metrosideros forest below 5800 ft. elev. Preserved_Specimen Spindly slightly branched shrub about 1.5 m. Stemmermann, R.L. 1474 Hawaii BISH 1977-01-08
5 Tetramolopium consanguineum subsp. leptophyllum Kaohe Mauka Ahupuaa, NW slope of Mauna Loa, Pohakuloa Training Area ca 4.5 km N of Naohuleelua. Transect 98, Station 39. Dry ohia forest with mixed native trees and a native shrub and mixed grass understory. Preserved_Specimen Jacobi, J.D. 1013 Hawaii BISH 1978-06-25
6 Tetramolopium consanguineum subsp. leptophyllum Along military's Bobcat Trail, Pohakuloa Training Area, Mauna Loa Forest and Game Reserve On pahoehoe with Myoporum, Osteomeles and Metrosideros. Preserved_Specimen Upright, sparingly-branched shrub to 1.5 m. Nagata, K.M. 1703 Hawaii BISH 1978-07-16
7 Tetramolopium consanguineum subsp. leptophyllum Kaohe, Hamakua - N. Kona Boundary on Hamakua side; Pohakuloa Training Area, New Bobcat Trail Understory of Metrosideros dry forest community. Preserved_Specimen Disc florests purple; rays white or pinkish. Lowrey, T.K. 459 Hawaii BISH 1979-05-27
8 Tetramolopium consanguineum subsp. leptophyllum Pohakuloa Military Training Area Vegetation: Open Metrosideros forest, closed Myoporum forest Sophora - Myoporum forest. Preserved_Specimen Stemmermann, R.L. 1474 Hawaii BISH 1977-01-08
9 Tetramolopium consanguineum subsp. leptophyllum N Kona DISTR. Puuwaawaa AHU. TR 52(22); N slope of Hualalai; W of 1859 lava flow; NE of Puu Nahaha Dry exotic grassland with some native shrubs, scattered `ohi`a and other native trees. Scattered on `a`a. Preserved_Specimen Plants up to 60+sm tall. Warshauer, F.R. 1878 Hawaii BISH 1978-06-25
10 Tetramolopium consanguineum subsp. leptophyllum Kau District, 2 miles southeast of Ocean View Estate, 2-3 miles S of Hwy 11, Kipuka Kamiloaina Associated with scattered Metrosideros and Pluchea odorata. In cracks of pahoehoe lava. Preserved_Specimen Upright shrubs, scattered but locally common. Lowrey, T.K. 462 Hawaii BISH 1980-06-06
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