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Myrsine mezii

Hosaka (1940)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Ericales Family: Primulaceae Genus: Myrsine

kōlea [kolea]

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Small many-branched trees.

Stems: Branches reddish brown, puberulent.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades elliptic, oblanceolate, or broadly lanceolate, 3–5.5 cm long, 1.5–2 cm wide. Apex acute to short-acuminate. Base cuneate. Upper surfaces glabrous; lower surfaces sparsely brownish puberulent. Margins entire and slightly revolute. Midrib prominent and submarginal vein present, venation otherwise inconspicuous. Petioles 1–30 mm long. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers ca. 4 in bracteolate fascicles arising on small woody knobs below the leaves. Pedicels slender, 5–9 mm long, sparsely puberulent. Calyx 4–5(6)-lobed, usually deeply so, the lobes imbricate or valvate in bud, punctate or with secretory lines, lobes 1–1.5 mm long, sparsely puberulent externally, glabrous within, margins ciliate. Petals not seen. Stamens not seen. Ovary superior, 1-celled; ovules few in a single row, ovary reduced and sterile or absent in staminate flowers.

Fruit: Drupes ca. 5 mm in diameter (immature). Seeds 1 per fruit.

Ploidy:

Habitat: Ridge.

Elevation Range: 960–1060 m

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Kaua'i Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 16: 34 (1940)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:943 (K); Lorence et al. 1995:42 (REDISCOVER/K)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN a. arthur heller heller 2679a MICH 1895-08-22
2 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Acacia koa- Metrosideros mesic forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Steve Perlman 26031 Kauai PTBG 1/25/2018
3 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Acacia koa- Metrosideros mesic forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Steve Perlman 17625 Kauai PTBG 8/7/2001
4 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Steve Perlman 23714
5 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Acacia-Metrosideros mesic forest, open to closed canopy, riparian with moderate to steep banks. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN K. R. Wood 13838 Kauai PTBG 7/18/2009
6 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN s. p. perlman 14768 Kauai US 4/20/1995
7 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Mesic forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN s. p. perlman, w. kishida, a. williams, t. w. flynn & j. r. shevock 26028 Kauai US 1/25/2018
8 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Mesic forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Perlman, S. P.; Kishida, W.; Williams, A.; Flynn, T. W.; Shevock, J. R. 26028 Kauai US 1/25/2018
9 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Perlman, S. P. 14768 Kauai US 4/20/1995
10 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN a. arthur heller heller 2679 YPM 1895-08-06
11 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information In Acadcia koa-Metrosideros montane mesic forest with Schiedea princeps, Hedyotis terminalis, Diplazium sandwichianum, Dianella, Dubautia laevigata, Perrottetia, Charpentiera, Alyxia, Psychotria, Elaeocarpus, PRESERVED_SPECIMEN perlman, s.p. collector number: 14768 Oahu BISH 4/20/1951
12 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Disturbed forest of Acacia koa and Metrosideros polymorpha with Syzygium, Dodonaea, Hedyotis, Psychotria, Scaevola, Perrottetia, and Diplazium; invaded by Psidium cattleianum and Lantana camara. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN flynn, t. perlman, s.; wood, k.r. collector number: 5307 Kauai BISH 3/19/1993
13 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information in uluhe Acacia koa-Metrosideros mesic forest. Dicranopteris linearis, Bobea brevipes, Ilex anomala, Scaevola procera, Myrsine alyxifolia, Kadua affinis, Cheirodendron, Melicope anisata, Nestegis sandwicensis, weeds: Clidemia hirta, Psidium cattleianum PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Perlman, S. 24844 Kauai BISH 2/10/2016
14 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN heller, a.a. collector number: 2679 Kauai BISH 1895-08-06
15 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Acacia koa-Metrosideros mesic forest. With Xylosma hawaiiense, Planchonella sandwicensis, Psychotria greenwelliae, Scaevola procera, Nestegis sandwicensis, Ilex anomala, Syzygium sandwicensis, Myoporum sandwicense, Pleomele aurea, Kadua a PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Perlman, S. 26028 Kauai BISH 1/25/2018
16 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN heller, a.a. collector number: 2682 Hawaii BISH 1895-08-06
17 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Acacia koa- Metrosideros mesic forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Steve Perlman 26028 Kauai PTBG 1/25/2018
18 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN t. w. flynn, s. p. perlman & k. wood 5307 Kauai US 3/19/1993
19 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Acacia koa- Metrosideros mesic forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Steve Perlman 24020 Kauai PTBG 7/3/2014
20 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information open Metrosideros-Acacia Montane Mesic Forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN K. R. Wood 3995 Kauai PTBG 2/2/1995
21 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Heller, A. A. 2679 Kauai US 1895-00-00
22 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN timothy flynn flynn 5307 Kauai US 3/19/1993
23 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN a. a. heller 2679 Maui US 1895-08-22
24 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Mesic forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN S. P. Perlman, W. Kishida, A. Williams, T. W. Flynn & J. R. Shevock 26028 Kauai US 1/25/2018
25 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. W.; Perlman, S. P.; Wood, K. 5307 Kauai US 3/19/1993
26 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Heller, A.A. 2679 Kauai BISH 1895-00-00
27 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Disturbed forest of Acacia koa and Metrosideros polymorpha with Syzygium, Dodonaea, Hedyotis, Psychotria, Scaevola, Perrottetia, and Diplazium; invaded by Psidium cattleianum and Lantana camara. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. 5307 Kauai BISH 3/19/1993
28 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information In Acadcia koa-Metrosideros montane mesic forest with Schiedea princeps, Hedyotis terminalis, Diplazium sandwichianum, Dianella, Dubautia laevigata, Perrottetia, Charpentiera, Alyxia, Psychotria, Elaeocarpus, PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Perlman, S. 14768 Oahu BISH 4/20/1951
29 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Heller, A.A. 2682 Kauai BISH 1895-00-00
30 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Metrosideros-Acacia mesic forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN K. R. Wood 16036 Kauai PTBG 8/12/2014
31 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Disturbed forest of Acacia koa and Metrosideros polymorpha. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 5307 Kauai PTBG 3/19/1993
32 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Acacia koa-Metrosideros montane mesic forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Steve Perlman 14768 Kauai PTBG 4/20/1995
33 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Metrosideros mixed mesic forest with riparian vegetation PRESERVED_SPECIMEN K. R. Wood 7628 Kauai PTBG 12/9/1998
34 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Acacia koa- Metrosideros mesic forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Steve Perlman 22022 Kauai PTBG 3/30/2010
35 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Acacia koa- Metrosideros mesic forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Steve Perlman 24844 Kauai PTBG 2/10/2016
36 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Metrosideros- Acacia Mixed Mesic Forest w/ Riparian Communities PRESERVED_SPECIMEN K. R. Wood 2844 Kauai PTBG 11/9/1993
37 Myrsine mezii Hosaka Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Metrosideros-Acacia montane mesic forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN K. R. Wood 18341 Kauai PTBG 11/26/2019
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