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Montanoa hibiscifolia

Benth. (1853)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Montanoa

christmas daisy, tree daisy

Description

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Leaves: Leaves simple. Opposite. Blades deltate or ovate Margins rarely entire, or lobed.

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Naturalized
Lana'i Naturalized
Kaho'olawe Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Other Animals

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1852: 89 (1853)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:345 (K, O, L, M, H); Staples & Herbst 2005:149 (KEY), 169 (DESCR); Starr & Starr 2011:24 (Ka); Oppenheimer 2013:17 (Mo); Lori Buchanan pers. comm. 2025 (Mo†, 2016)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Montanoa hibiscifolia Kahanui, S of Kauluwai. At old homestead, burned circa 1930. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 31011 Molokai BISH 2010-03-30
2 Montanoa hibiscifolia Round Top-Tantalus Forest Reserve. Manoa Cliff Trail Lowland mesic forest. Preserved_Specimen Perennial to 3m; ray flower white; disks yellow. Annable, C.R. 3189 Oahu BISH 1996-12-10
3 Montanoa hibiscifolia Honolulu; Tantalus Dr Abundant along Tantalus Dr. Preserved_Specimen Pithy-stemmed shrub about 10 ft. tall. Ray florets white; disc florets yellow. Herbst, D.R. 763 Oahu BISH 1967-12-03
4 Montanoa hibiscifolia Upper Kaulana, just off Park Rd. Scattered patches in gully. Naturalized. Upland dry shrubland. Growing with Prosopis pallida and Casuarina equisetifolia. Preserved_Specimen Starr, F. 8123001 Kahoolawe BISH 2008-12-30
5 Montanoa hibiscifolia Near golf course Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 28540 Lanai BISH 1963-08-15
6 Montanoa hibiscifolia Honolulu; Tantalus Preserved_Specimen Shrub, 4 m. Mäkinen, L. 66493 Oahu BISH 1966-12-31
7 Montanoa hibiscifolia Wahiawa Preserved_Specimen Kerr, M. 1900 Oahu BISH 1945-12-02
8 Montanoa hibiscifolia Kahanui, S of Kauluwai. At old homestead, burned circa 1930. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 31011 Molokai BISH 2010-03-30
9 Montanoa hibiscifolia Old ranch headquarters Preserved_Specimen Branching shrub, ca. 2 m. high, seeds in globose head. Bryan Jr., E.H. Lanai BISH 1953-02-13
10 Montanoa hibiscifolia Honolulu; University of Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Cultivated shrub, 10 ft. tall. Bean, R.S. Oahu BISH 1929-12-23
11 Montanoa hibiscifolia Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 10413 Oahu BISH 1936-02-16
12 Montanoa hibiscifolia Honolulu; Honolulu garden Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 6036 Oahu BISH 1931-01-07
13 Montanoa hibiscifolia Along road 0.6 mi from end of Hwy. 56, near Limahuli Garden Preserved_Specimen Lorence, D.H. 5159 Kauai BISH 1983-12-21
14 Montanoa hibiscifolia Honolulu; Tantalus Dr Preserved_Specimen All populations this locale in fruit/flower at date of collection. Takeuchi, W.N. 42 Oahu BISH 1984-08-01
15 Montanoa hibiscifolia Honolulu; University of Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Cultivated shrub, 10 ft. tall. Bean, R.S. Oahu BISH 1929-12-23
16 Montanoa hibiscifolia Honolulu; Honolulu garden Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 10148 Oahu BISH 1935-12-01
17 Montanoa hibiscifolia Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Shrub, ca. 2 m.; Flower: white ligula. Ehrhorn, E.M. 1467 Oahu BISH 1928-01-10
18 Montanoa hibiscifolia Honolulu; Tantalus Dr Preserved_Specimen All populations this locale in fruit/flower at date of collection. Takeuchi, W.N. 42 Oahu BISH 1984-08-01
19 Montanoa hibiscifolia Lowee Ualakaa Trail, Round Top, Koolau Mts. Preserved_Specimen Ziegler, M.F. Oahu BISH 1987-05-28
20 Montanoa hibiscifolia Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Ehrhorn, E.M. 1467 Oahu BISH 1928-01-10
21 Montanoa hibiscifolia Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Caum, E.L. Oahu BISH 1935-12-19
22 Montanoa hibiscifolia Pahala Preserved_Specimen Woolford, H.A. Hawaii BISH 1954-12-21
23 Montanoa hibiscifolia [Hawaiian Islands; U.S.A.; O`ahu; Hawai`i; Honolulu] Preserved_Specimen Caum, E.L. Oahu BISH 1935-12-19
24 Montanoa hibiscifolia [Hawaiian Islands; U.S.A.; O`ahu; Hawai`i; Honolulu] Preserved_Specimen Caum, E.L. Oahu BISH 1935-12-19
25 Montanoa hibiscifolia East Maui, Hana, Kaloi Preserved_Specimen Woolford, H.A. 147 Maui BISH 1958-12-27
26 Montanoa hibiscifolia Tantalus Rd, about 1/4 mile above the housing development Shaded roadside Preserved_Specimen Tree to around 3 or 4 meters, flowers white with around 7 ray petals. Flowers were eaten by beetles before deposition in the herbarium. Only one individual at this location, but more at higher elevations, common Faccenda, K. 1700 Oahu BISH 2020-12-12
27 Montanoa hibiscifolia Waialua, Pahole Gulch Open canopy of Pisonia & Buddleja with dense undergrowth of Athyrium, Commelina, & Drymaria. Preserved_Specimen Shrub to 8 ft. Nagata, K.M. 1594 Oahu BISH 1978-03-14
28 Montanoa hibiscifolia Tantalus Park bank beneath planted trees Preserved_Specimen 2-3 m shrub, thicket of stout, unbranched stems; rays white, ~1.5 cm long, obovate-elliptic Sykes, W.R. 19389 Oahu BISH 1989-03-25
29 Montanoa hibiscifolia Kaena At edge of moist, shaded Hibiscus tiliaceus thicket. Preserved_Specimen Shrub with white ray and yellow disk florets. Herbst, D.R. 5242 Kauai BISH 1975-02-27
30 Montanoa hibiscifolia Waimea District. Makaha Valley. Diospyros-Acacia-Metrosideros montane mesic forest w/ Diospyros sandwicensis, D. hillebrandii, Alphitonia ponderosa, Pisonia sandwicensis, Dodonaea viscosa, Pleomele aurea, Psychotria mariniana, Kadua affinis, Coprosma waimeae, C. foliosa, Myrsine lan Preserved_Specimen shrub 3 m tall, with old infructescence and achenes, localized colony ca 30 plants, highly invasive, Wood, K.R. 15892 Kauai BISH 2014-03-20
31 Montanoa hibiscifolia Honolulu, very top of Tantalus Dr., along winding road. Weedy, disturbed roadside. With Citharexylum caudatum, Schinus terebinthifolia, Cestrum nocturnum, Heliocarpus popyanensis, Tibouchina herbacea, Ipomoea indica Preserved_Specimen Small trees 7-10 ft tall. Kennedy, B. 84 Oahu BISH 2019-01-16
32 Montanoa hibiscifolia East Maui, Hana, Kaloi Roadside near residence. Preserved_Specimen Woody herb, single stemmed,flower heads white, yellow center. Has a penetrating odor. Woolford, H.A. 147 Maui BISH 1958-12-27
33 Montanoa hibiscifolia Koloa District. Lawai Valley, Camara pasture adjacent to and east of the National Tropical Botanical Garden waterfall area. Secondary vegetation. With Spathodea, Thevetia, Senna, Triumfetta, Megathyrsus Preserved_Specimen Shrub of ca. 15 feet, munti-trunked; leaves dark dull green above with +/- velvety surface texture, below grey-green with raised whitish veins; inflorescence branches pale green, young seed heads almost whitish green ripening tan, papery. Flynn, T.W. 8943 Kauai BISH 2019-01-30
34 Montanoa hibiscifolia East Maui, Makawao District, Ulupalakua Weed along edge of road and pastures. Preserved_Specimen Weak-stemmed shrub about 15 ft. tall. Ray florets white; disc yellow. Herbst, D.R. 850 Maui BISH 1968-01-04
35 Montanoa hibiscifolia Koloa District, Lawai, along Lauoho Rd. near old pineapple cannery Secondary Leucaena thicket along roadside. Preserved_Specimen Treelet 4 m tall, stem 5 cm diam. Ray florets white, disc florets yellow, green in fruit. Lorence, D.H. 6676 Kauai BISH 1991-01-16
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