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Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. polygalifolium

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Leptospermum

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Large shrubs or small trees to 4–7 m tall.

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades linear, 8–15 mm long, 1.5–3 mm wide. Apex mucronate. Surfaces glabrous, conspicuously glandular–dotted. Margins entire. Short-petiolate. Stipules vestigial or absent.

Flowers: Flowers 1–3, axillary. Flowers bisexual (perfect), actinomorphic. Hypanthium well–developed above ovary. Calyx of 5 sepals, yellowish, deltate, ca. 2–2.5 mm long, apex acute. Corolla of 5 petals, clawed, pale yellow, ca. 5–6 mm long, glandular–dotted externally. Stamens numerous, in a single series; anthers dithecal. Ovary partly inferior, 3–10-celled; ovule placentation axile; style terminal, simple.

Fruit: Capsules woody; loculicidal; usually 5–valved; ca. 6–8 mm in diameter; exserted ca. ½ from hypanthium. Seeds linear.

Ploidy: 2n = 22

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Specimens

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Bibliography

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:961 (O [as Leptospermum flavescens]); Thompson 1989:396 (KEY, DESCR)/Herbarium Pacificum Staff 1999:6 (NOM:Syn. L. flavescens)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. polygalifolium Honolulu, Lyon Arboretum, Section 13 Volunteer. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 645 Oahu BISH 10/12/1967
2 Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. polygalifolium Honolulu, Waialaenui Ridge Trail, 230m from trail head Top of small puu and also downslope on the E. side of the puu for about 25m. Disturbed area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN C. Crooker s.n. Oahu PTBG 5/14/2002
3 Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. polygalifolium Wiliwilinui Trail, Southern Koolau Mountains Mesic forest. Associated Vegetation: Canopy: Eucalyptus sp. Understory: Odontosoria chinensis, Psidium cattleianum PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Pender, R. s.n. Oahu BISH 6/25/2014
4 Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. polygalifolium Waialae Nui ridge Exposed crestline. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Takeuchi, W.N. Koolau 139a Oahu BISH 4/1/1984
5 Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. polygalifolium honolulu, manoa valley, h.s.p.a. arboretum Spreading aggressively in grass cover below koa. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN egler, f.e. collector number: 37-47 Oahu BISH 6/4/1937
6 Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. polygalifolium honolulu, hspa on mossy tree trunk PRESERVED_SPECIMEN macdaniels, l.h. collector number: 402 Molokai BISH 1/12/1927
7 Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. polygalifolium honolulu, kamehameha girls' school PRESERVED_SPECIMEN rankin, p. collector number: s.n. Oahu BISH 3/15/1938
8 Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. polygalifolium honolulu, lyon arboretum, in upper portions of section h-13 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN nagata, k.m. collector number: 271 Oahu BISH 8/19/1967
9 Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. polygalifolium waialae nui ridge Exposed crestline. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN takeuchi, w.n. collector number: koolau_139a Oahu BISH 4/1/1984
10 Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. polygalifolium waialae nui ridge PRESERVED_SPECIMEN takeuchi, w.n. collector number: koolau_139b Kauai BISH 4/1/1984
11 Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. polygalifolium Waialae Nui ridge Exposed crestline. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Takeuchi, W.N. Koolau 139b Oahu BISH 4/1/1984
12 Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. polygalifolium Honolulu, HSPA PRESERVED_SPECIMEN MacDaniels, L.H. 402 Oahu BISH 1/12/1927
13 Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. polygalifolium Honolulu, Manoa Valley, H.S.P.A. Arboretum Spreading aggressively in grass cover below koa. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Egler, F.E. 37-47 Oahu BISH 6/4/1937
14 Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. polygalifolium Honolulu, Lyon Arboretum, in upper portions of Section H-13 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Nagata, K.M. 271 Oahu BISH 8/19/1967
15 Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. polygalifolium honolulu, lyon arboretum, section 13 Volunteer. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. collector number: 645 Oahu BISH 10/12/1967
16 Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. polygalifolium Honolulu, Kamehameha Girls' School PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Rankin, P. s.n. Oahu BISH 3/15/1938
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