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Tetramolopium rockii var. rockii

This name is accepted

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

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Prostrate, decumbent, or mat-forming shrub, 0.05–0.1 m tall.

Stems:

Roots: Roots a tap root.

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades spatulate Apex mucronate. Margins entire.

Flowers:

Fruit: Fruit a simple; dry; achene (cypsela);

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Molokai Endemic
Maui Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:368 (Mo)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Tetramolopium rockii var. rockii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details On clayey and imbedded basalt substrate above coastal cliffs in spray zone. With Fimbristylis pycnocephala and Digitaria adscendens. Preserved_Specimen Prostrate herb. Canfield, J.E. 1331 Molokai BISH 1990-12-15
2 Tetramolopium rockii var. rockii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Flrs white. Davis, J. 29 Maui BISH 1978-07-03
3 Tetramolopium rockii var. rockii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Lithified white calcareous sand dunes; growing with Lipochaeta integrifolia and Heliotropium, soil pH+8. Preserved_Specimen Lowrey, T.K. 417 Molokai BISH 1978-07-01
4 Tetramolopium rockii var. rockii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details On grey-colored lithified sand dunes Preserved_Specimen Not exceeding 20cm ht; leaves glandular-pilose of both surfaces, ciliate of margin; petiole ciliate at margin; penduncle glandular-pilose; disc florets yellow Nagata, K.M. 1844 Molokai BISH 1979-05-26
5 Tetramolopium rockii var. rockii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Raised reef with thin soil, basaltic boulders, and lava outcrops. Preserved_Specimen Wagner, W.L. 4910 Molokai BISH 1983-07-29
6 Tetramolopium rockii var. rockii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Lowrey, T.K. 422 Maui BISH 1978-07-07
7 Tetramolopium rockii var. rockii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 10299 Molokai BISH 1910-03-01
8 Tetramolopium rockii var. rockii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 10299 Molokai BISH 1910-03-01
9 Tetramolopium rockii var. rockii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 10299 Molokai BISH 1910-03-01
10 Tetramolopium rockii var. rockii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 10299 Molokai BISH 1910-03-01
11 Tetramolopium rockii var. rockii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details In sandy soil, beach rock. Preserved_Specimen Wagner, W.L. 4929 Molokai BISH 1983-08-01
12 Tetramolopium rockii var. rockii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details On consolidated sand dunes behind beach. Preserved_Specimen Bishop, L.E. 36922 Molokai BISH 1969-03-14
13 Tetramolopium rockii var. rockii Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Lithified white coral sand dunes. Assoc. Sida, Heliotropium anomalum, Euphorbia. Preserved_Specimen Rays whtie; disc yellow; some plants 3dm in diameter. Lowrey, T.K. 455 Molokai BISH 1979-05-14
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