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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 Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Myrsine mezii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details In Acadcia koa-Metrosideros montane mesic forest with Schiedea princeps, Hedyotis terminalis, Diplazium sandwichianum, Dianella, Dubautia laevigata, Perrottetia, Charpentiera, Alyxia, Psychotria, Elaeocarpus, Preserved_Specimen plant, 10 ft. ht. with immature fruit Perlman, S. 14768 Kauai BISH 1951-04-20
2 Myrsine mezii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Heller, A.A. 2679 Kauai BISH 1895-08-06
3 Myrsine mezii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Heller, A.A. 2682 Kauai BISH 1895-08-06
4 Myrsine mezii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details 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 Small tree 7 meter ht., flower buds, no fruit, 3 plants together. Perlman, S. 26028 Kauai BISH 2018-01-25
5 Myrsine mezii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Heller, A.A. 2679 Kauai BISH 1895-08-06
6 Myrsine mezii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details 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 Tree of 12 ft; leaves glossy pale green with reddish midvein to glossy medium green, dull below. Flynn, T.W. 5307 Kauai BISH 1993-03-19
7 Myrsine mezii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details 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 Tree 7 meter ht., moderate condition, flower buds, immature fruit. Plant 001 Perlman, S. 24844 Kauai BISH 2016-02-10
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