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Tetramolopium arenarium subsp. laxum

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: Upright (erect) shrub, 0.8–1.3 m tall.

Stems:

Roots: Roots a tap root.

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades lanceolate, oblanceolate, or oblong Apex acute. Margins entire or serrate/dentate.

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

Maui Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Allertonia 4(4): 259 (1986)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:363 (EM)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Tetramolopium arenarium subsp. laxum Lowrey Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN wilkes explor. exped. s.n. Maui US 1840-08-08
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