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Hibiscadelphus distans

L.E.Bishop & D.R.Herbst (1973)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Genus: Hibiscadelphus

hau kuahiwi

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Shrubs or small trees up to 5 m tall with grayish, rounded crown.

Stems: Trunk 5–8 cm in diameter, smooth, grayish bark and prominent petiole scars on young branches, glabrate to stellate puberulent.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades blades broadly ovate, 4–10 cm long. Base shallowly cordate. Upper surfaces sparsely pubescent lower surfaces more densely so but without conspicuous tufting in the vein axils. Margins broadly and sometimes irregularly dentate. Petioles 1.5-5 cm long. Stipules present 1-2 mm long.

Flowers: Flowers solitary, erect, borne near the ends of branches, pedicels 1–3 cm long; involucral bracts 7–9, 12–16 mm long, connate ca. ⅓ their length, limbs narrowly triangular, 1.5– 2.3 mm wide at base. Flowers bisexual (perfect). Calyx tubular, 1.3–2 cm long, 5-lobed but often opening by 2-3 clefts, lobes triangular, 0.3–0.5 cm long, valvate in bud, persistent in fruit or circumscissilly dehiscent toward base before capsule maturity. Corolla usually zygomorphic, tubular to rotate or reflexed, corolla of 5 petals, obovate, bright green, becoming dull reddish, 3–4 cm long, curved and narrowly convolute with the 2 lower petals shorter and usually spreading or reflexed apically, densely stellate pubescent on lower surface and often on upper surface near apex, usually conspicuously veined. Stamens 5 to numerous, monadelphous, forming a staminal column, exserted or exposed apically by the spreading lower petals; antheriferous in upper ⅓–½ below the 5–dentate apex; anthers monothecal. Pollen globose, echinate. Ovary superior, placentation axile, 5-celled; ovules (2)3 per cell; style exceeding the staminal column, branches 5, erect; stigmas terminal, capitate or discoid.

Fruit: Capsules chartaceous; ovoid; ca.2.5 cm long; 1.5 cm in diameter; mesocarp weakly developed and usually adnate to exocarp; endocarp segments 5; boat-like. Seeds 2 per cell; reniform; ca. 5 mm long; sparsely yellowish brown pubescent; with or without endosperm.

Ploidy: 2n = 2n = 40*

Habitat: Remnant dry forest.

Elevation Range: ca. 350 m.

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Ethnobotanical Images

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Kaua'i Endemic
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Brittonia 25: 290 (1973)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:878 (K); Lorence & Wagner 1995:186 (KEY); Staples & Herbst 2005:393 (DESCR)

Champion, S. J. (2020). Biogeography and Phylogenetics of the Hawaiian Endemic Hibiscadelphus, Hau Kuahiwi (Malvaceae) (Doctoral dissertation, University of Hawai'i at Manoa).

Wagner, W. L. (1995). Another New, Nearly Extinct Species of Hibiscadelphus (Malvaceae). Novon, 5, 183-187.

Lorence, D. H., & Wagner, W. L. (1995). Another new, nearly extinct species of Hibiscadelphus (Malvaceae) from the Hawaiian Islands. Novon, 183-187.

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Cultivated PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Dustin Wolkis DMW1122 Kauai PTBG 10/7/2016
2 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Cultivated. Surrounded by Acacia koaia trees and grass along a gravel road. Partially shade, gentle slope, dry to wet conditions. Low elevation. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Nicole Shores 51 Kauai PTBG 4/9/2012
3 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Cultivated plants. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Larry Rueter 4 Kauai PTBG 11/17/1994
4 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Cutlivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Susan M. Deans SMD065 Kauai PTBG 2/12/2016
5 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Cultivated area. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 10497 Kauai PTBG 3/13/2015
6 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kauai US 8/8/1972
7 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lorence, D. H.; Harder, D. 8168 Kauai US 12/8/1997
8 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Steve Perlman 18862 Kauai PTBG 4/21/2004
9 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Highly degraded dry forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Chipper Wichman 234 Kauai PTBG 1/31/1990
10 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D. R.; Bishop, L. E. 2475 Kauai US 6/4/1972
11 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN d. r. herbst & l. e. bishop 2475 Kauai US 6/4/1972
12 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN d. h. lorence & d. harder 8168 Kauai US 12/8/1997
13 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN k. r. wood, t. w. flynn & s. p. perlman 757 Kauai US 4/25/1991
14 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Perlman, S. P.; Lau, J. 7035 Kauai US 11/29/1987
15 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Wood, K. R.; Flynn, T. W.; Perlman, S. P. 757 Kauai US 4/25/1991
16 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Perlman, S. P.; Lau, J. 7035 Kauai US 11/29/1987
17 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN palmer, richard; orr, david MIN 10/15/2004
18 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information In Diospyros sandwicensis lowland mesic forest with Myrsine, Nestegis, Canthium, Erythrina, Sapindus, Melia, Lantana, Aleurites. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN perlman, s.p. lau, j. collector number: 7036 Kauai BISH 11/29/1987
19 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information On steeply sloping trail side PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Herbst, D.R. 2475 Kauai BISH 6/4/1972
20 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. collector number: 2173 Oahu BISH 3/24/1986
21 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Dryland forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Christensen, C. 116 Kauai BISH 1/4/1977
22 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information In Diospyros sandwicensis lowland mesic forest with Myrsine, Nestegis, Canthium, Erythrina, Sapindus, Melia, Lantana, Aleurites. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Perlman, S. 7036 Kauai BISH 11/29/1987
23 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information In remnant native forest of Erythrina sandwicensis and Sapindus oahuensis, on bluff. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Montgomery, S.L. s.n. Kauai BISH 4/16/1976
24 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information N facing native xeric cliffs above native-alien xeric forest; Associated plants: Artemisia, Nototrichium sandwicense, Chamaesyce celastroides, Wilkesia gymnoxiphium, Lobelia niihauensis, Peucedanum, Bidens, Hibiscadelphus distans, Bobea timonioides, Flueggea, Erythrina sandwicensis, Diospyros, Myrsine, Euphorbia haeleeleana, Gahnia aspera var. globosa. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Wood, K.R. 1954 Kauai BISH 6/6/1992
25 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Erythrina-Sapindus forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Bishop, B. 1318 Kauai BISH 6/4/1972
26 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information On steeply sloping trail side PRESERVED_SPECIMEN herbst, d.r. bishop, l.e. collector number: 2475 Kauai BISH 6/4/1972
27 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Baker, J.K. s.n. Kauai BISH 7/28/1976
28 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Erythrina-Sapindus forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN bishop, b. herbst, d.r. collector number: 1318 Kauai BISH 6/4/1972
29 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN baker, j.k. collector number: s.n. Kauai BISH 7/28/1976
30 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information In remnant native forest of Erythrina sandwicensis and Sapindus oahuensis, on bluff. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN montgomery, s.l. collector number: s.n. Kauai BISH 4/16/1976
31 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information On dry ledges, steep cliff; among ti and kukui. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN christensen, c. collector number: 116 Molokai BISH 1/4/1977
32 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN P J de Lange AK 3/23/1996
33 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN waimea arboretum waimea arboretum s.n. #14 MO 9/15/1997
34 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Lowland mesic forest PRESERVED_SPECIMEN steven perlman 7035 NY 11/29/1987
35 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN j. k. baker s.n. NY 7/21/1976
36 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Cultivated plants. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 401 Kauai PTBG 5/17/1983
37 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 8168 Kauai PTBG 12/8/1997
38 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Lowland dry-mesic forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Seana Walsh SKW623 Kauai PTBG 9/10/2018
39 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Cultivated plants. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 4897 Kauai PTBG 2/25/1992
40 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Steve Perlman 7035 Kauai PTBG 11/29/1987
41 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Metrosideros- Diospyros dry-mesic forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Steve Perlman 19926 Kauai PTBG 12/15/2005
42 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN K. R. Wood 745 Kauai PTBG 4/17/1991
43 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Exclosure area in dry forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN K. R. Wood 746 Kauai PTBG 4/17/1991
44 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 84 Kauai PTBG 6/25/1982
45 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN K. R. Wood 745 Kauai PTBG 4/17/1991
46 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Steve Perlman 13051 Kauai PTBG
47 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Mesic Cliffs. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN K. R. Wood 759 Kauai PTBG 4/25/1991
48 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Mesic Cliffs. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN K. R. Wood 757 Kauai PTBG 4/25/1991
49 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information North facing native xeric cliffs above native-alien xeric forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN K. R. Wood 1954 Kauai PTBG 6/6/1992
50 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Steve Perlman 18861 Kauai PTBG 4/21/2004
51 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Steve Perlman 19926 Kauai PTBG 12/15/2005
52 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN s. p. perlman & j. lau 7035 Kauai US 11/29/1987
53 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN D. H. Lorence & D. Harder 8168 Kauai US 12/8/1997
54 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN s. p. perlman & j. lau 7035 Kauai US 11/29/1987
55 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information In dry type forest. On bark. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN k. r. wood & s. p. perlman 746 WTU 4/17/1991
56 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Diospyros sandwicensis lowland mesic forest. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Steve Perlman 7036 Kauai PTBG 11/29/1987
57 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Wood, K. R.; Perlman, S. P. 746 Kauai US 4/17/1991
58 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information In partial shade. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 2173 Oahu BISH 3/24/1986
59 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information Lowland dry-mesic forest. W/ Aleurites moluccana, Lantana camera, Triumfetta semitriloba, Hibiscus waimeae subsp. Waimeae, Psidium Guajava, Ricinus communis, Syrygium cumini, Cordyline fruitcosa, Coffea arabica, Plumbago aeyla. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Walsh, S. SKW623 Kauai BISH 2018-00-00
60 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information In Diospyros sandwicensis lowland mesic forest with Myrsine, Nestegis, Canthium, Erythrina, Sapindus, Melia, Lantana, Aleurites. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN perlman, s.p. lau, j. collector number: 7035 Kauai BISH 11/29/1987
61 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information In Diospyros sandwicensis lowland mesic forest with Myrsine, Nestegis, Canthium, Erythrina, Sapindus, Melia, Lantana, Aleurites. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Perlman, S. 7035 Kauai BISH 11/29/1987
62 Hibiscadelphus distans Contact Bishop Museum Botany department for locality information PRESERVED_SPECIMEN wood, k.r. lau, j. collector number: 1954 Oahu BISH 6/6/1992
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