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Hypertelis cerviana

(L.) Thulin (2016)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Caryophyllales Family: Molluginaceae Genus: Hypertelis

threadstem carpetweed

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Annual herbs.

Stems: Stems numerous, ascending, filiform, 0.4–1.5(–2) dm long.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Basal leaves in a rosette, cauline leaves whorled 5–10 per node. Basal leaves linear–spatulate to narrowly oblanceolate, basal leaves 1–1.5 cm long, 0.2–0.3 cm wide, stem leaves linear; 1–2 cm long, ca. 0.1–0.15 cm wide. Surfaces glaucous. Margins entire. Petioles 0.8–1.1 mm long. Stipules membranous.

Flowers: Flowers in axillary in verticils. Flowers small, bisexual (perfect), actinomorphic, the capillary pedicels often longer than leaves, filiform. Calyx of 5 sepals, elliptic to elliptic–obovate, ca. 1 mm long, reticulate–nerved, margins scarious, persistent. Corolla (petals) absent. Stamens usually 5; anthers dithecal, opening by longitudinal slits. Ovary superior, 3-celled, axile placentation; ovules anatropous.

Fruit: Capsules loculicidal; subglobose; 1.5–1.8 mm in diameter. Seeds finely reticulate; numerous; true endosperm absent.

Ploidy: 2n = 18

Habitat: Low elevation dry sites.

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized
Lana'i Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean

Pollinators

Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Taxon 65: 787 (2016)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:922 (H); Herbst et al. 2004:9 (O); Imada et al. 2008:13 (L); Oppenheimer 2016:24 (EM)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin South Kohala District, Lalamilo Ahupuaa. Along old stone wall between well sites and windfarm Common PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 9799 Hawaii BISH 11/8/1996
2 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin kawaihae, dhhl survey supp. sta. b, honokoa stream bank cliffs grazed by goats; Prosopis forest with Cenchrus ciliaris, Pennisetum setaceum, Eragrostis pectinacea PRESERVED_SPECIMEN perlman, s.p. abbott, l. collector number: 10309 Hawaii BISH 7/17/1989
3 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin N. Kona; Puu Oo, Land of Maniniowale, mauka of Queen Kaahumanu Hwy Rare; in exposed areas in Pennisetum setaceum grasslands. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Nagata, K.M. 4272 Hawaii BISH 11/22/1993
4 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin waikoloa substation; !/3 to 2/3 mi sse naturalized grasses PRESERVED_SPECIMEN wagner, w.l. collector number: 4717 Hawaii BISH 11/20/1982
5 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin South Kohala, Waikoloa Village Scattered on old lava field near town. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hobdy, R.W. 4218 Hawaii BISH 8/11/2005
6 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin south kohala district, lalamilo ahupuaa. along old stone wall between well sites and windfarm Common PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. collector number: 9799 Hawaii BISH 11/8/1996
7 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin Waikoloa Jct., E, along Kaahumanu Hwy dry, rocky PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 5386 Hawaii BISH 6/24/1975
8 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin East Maui. 0.5 mile east of Maliko Gulch. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H41527 Maui PTBG 4/15/2015
9 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin Growing in lava and coral rubble near sea level at the edge of a parking lot. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H30120 Hawaii PTBG 3/11/2001
10 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin NW Lanai, Kaena Trail, at meteorological tower site No. 6 Degraded site, impacted by construction. Open Leucaena leucocephala shrubland, with Acacia farnesiana, Bothriochloa pertusa, and Heteropogon contortus. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN James, S.A. Guinther, E. Collector Number: 2007-1 Lanai BISH 11/27/2007
11 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin Kaena region. Unnamed gully mauka of Kalaeahole Pt. Overgrazed region. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H51303 Lanai PTBG 5/14/2013
12 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin South of Mauna Lani Resort, area around Hopeaia and Manoku fishponds. Elev. ca. 2-3 m. Remnants of coastal vegetation and secondary vegetation. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 6335 Hawaii PTBG 3/3/1989
13 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin kawaihae, dhhl survey supp. sta. b, honokoa stream bank Among rocks and grass PRESERVED_SPECIMEN s. p. perlman & l. abbott 10309 WIS 7/17/1989
14 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin n. kona; puu oo, land of maniniowale, mauka of queen kaahumanu hwy Rare; in exposed areas in Pennisetum setaceum grasslands. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN nagata, k.m. collector number: 4272 Hawaii BISH 11/22/1993
15 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin Kawaihae, DHHL Survey Supp. Sta. B, Honokoa Stream bank PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Perlman, S. P.; Abbott, L. 10309 Hawaii US 7/17/1989
16 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin south kohala, waikoloa village Scattered on old lava field near town. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hobdy, r.w. collector number: 4218 Hawaii BISH 8/11/2005
17 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin South Kohala Dist. Waikoloa Ahupuaa, off Parker Ranch road 4/5 mile north of Kamakoa Abundant in this area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. Collector Number: 9816 Hawaii BISH 2/12/1997
18 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin Kawaihae, DHHL survey supp. sta. B, Honokoa Stream bank. Cliffs grazed by goats. Prosopis forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Steve Perlman 10309 Hawaii PTBG 7/17/1989
19 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin Kahuku, next to abandoned airstrip, close to Marconi Road PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Warshauer, F.R. Collector Number: FRW 5180 Oahu BISH 5/25/2001
20 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin So. Kohala, Puako mauka of Queen Ka'ahumanu Hwy. on of the most common plants in these rocky pastures PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hobdy, R.W. 4353 Hawaii BISH 4/10/2014
21 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin South Kohala Dist. Waikoloa Ahupuaa, off Parker Ranch road 4/5 mile north of Kamakoa Abundant in this area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 9816 Hawaii BISH 2/13/1997
22 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin kahuku, next to abandoned airstrip, close to marconi road PRESERVED_SPECIMEN warshauer, f.r. collector number: frw 5180 Oahu BISH 5/25/2001
23 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin Kahuku, next to abandoned airstrip, close to Marconi Road PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Warshauer, F.R. FRW 5180 Oahu BISH 5/25/2001
24 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin south kohala dist. waikoloa ahupuaa, off parker ranch road 4/5 mile north of kamakoa PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. collector number: 9816 Molokai BISH 2/12/1997
25 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin waikoloa jct., e, along kaahumanu hwy dry, rocky PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. ishikawa, s. collector number: 5386 Hawaii BISH 6/24/1975
26 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin Kohala. Roadside in company with Pennisetum cladestinum. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Nagata, K.M. 4079 Hawaii BISH 3/22/1990
27 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin East Maui, Makawao District, 0.5 mile east of Maliko Gulch. Locally common on soil ledges at base of bluffs. Vegetation: Lycium, Sesuvium, Bidens, Lysimachia, Chenopodium, Artemisia, Kadua, Fimbristylis, Heliotropium, Cyperus, Bacopa, Digitaria, Cynodon, Pluchea, Casuarina. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H41527 Maui BISH 4/15/2015
28 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin Kawaihae, DHHL Survey Supp. Sta. B, Honokoa Stream bank cliffs grazed by goats; Prosopis forest with Cenchrus ciliaris, Pennisetum setaceum, Eragrostis pectinacea PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Perlman, S. 10309 Hawaii BISH 7/17/1989
29 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin Kaena region, unnamed gully mauka of Kalaeahole Pt In overgrazed region of Prosopis, Sida, Waltheria, and Heteropogon PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H51303 Lanai BISH 5/14/2013
30 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin NW Lanai, Kaena Trail, at meteorological tower site No. 6 Degraded site, impacted by construction. Open Leucaena leucocephala shrubland, with Acacia farnesiana, Bothriochloa pertusa, and Heteropogon contortus. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN James, S.A. 2007-1 Lanai BISH 11/27/2007
31 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin nw lanai, kaena trail, at meteorological tower site no. 6 Degraded site, impacted by construction. Open Leucaena leucocephala shrubland, with Acacia farnesiana, Bothriochloa pertusa, and Heteropogon contortus. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN james, s.a. guinther, e. collector number: 2007-1 Lanai BISH 11/27/2007
32 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin Waikoloa substation; !/3 to 2/3 mi SSE naturalized grasses PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Wagner, W.L. 4717 Hawaii BISH 11/20/1982
33 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin n.kona, kiholo bay PRESERVED_SPECIMEN juvik, j. collector number: esp 377 Hawaii BISH 6/6/1982
34 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin Waikoloa. In lava fields adjacent to Hyatt Waikoloa Golf Course near petroglyph field. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Nagata, K.M. 4082a Hawaii BISH 3/27/1990
35 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin South Kohala District, Lalamilo Ahupuaa. Along old stone wall between well sites and windfarm Common PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. Collector Number: 9799 Hawaii BISH 11/8/1996
36 Hypertelis cerviana (L.) Thulin N.Kona, Kiholo Bay on pahoehoe behind beach ridge, with Sida and Waltheria PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Juvik, J. ESP 377 Hawaii BISH 6/6/1982
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