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Tetramolopium conyzoides

(A.Gray) Hillebr. (1888)

This name is accepted

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

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Upright (erect) shrub.

Stems:

Roots: Roots a tap root.

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades oblanceolate Apex acute. Margins entire or serrate/dentate.

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
Lana'i Endemic
Maui Endemic
Hawai'i Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Hawaiian Isl.: 200 (1888)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:364 (Mo, L, M, H); Wood et al. 2019 (EXTINCT, 1919); Munro 675.M BISH (Mo†, 1919); Mann 532 BISH (L†, 1864); Hillebrand s.n. BISH 121571 (M†, 1871); Kawelo USArmy 538 BISH (H†, 2020)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Tetramolopium conyzoides Lanai Preserved_Specimen Mann, H. 532 Lanai BISH 1864-01-01
2 Tetramolopium conyzoides Kula Preserved_Specimen Hillebrand, W.B. Maui BISH
3 Tetramolopium conyzoides Kamakaipo Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 675 Molokai BISH 1919-06-22
4 Tetramolopium conyzoides unknown Preserved_Specimen BISH
5 Tetramolopium conyzoides Lanai Preserved_Specimen Mann, H. 532 Lanai BISH 1864-01-01
6 Tetramolopium conyzoides Kamakaipo Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 675 Molokai BISH 1919-06-22
7 Tetramolopium conyzoides Pohakuloa Training Area. High elevation dry forest. Pahoehoe lava flow, Metrosideros polymorpha-dominated. Preserved_Specimen Erect, vegetative plant. Found in December 2019, revisited in Feb 2020, July 2020 was dead. Collected plant to compare to other Bishop vouchers. Soil seed bank collected by Josh Vandermark to try and germinate. Leaf sample collected for genetics in Feb 2020. Kawelo, K. 538 Hawaii BISH 2020-07-30
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