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Argyroxiphium × kai

(C.N.Forbes) D.D.Keck (1936)

This name is accepted

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

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Maui Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 11(19): 21 (1936)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:259 (M); B. Baldwin pers. comm. 2025 (spontaneous, unstabilized hybrid, parentage: A. caliginis × A. grayanum)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Argyroxiphium × kai Puu Kukui Open bog on a wet slope Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 10258 Maui BISH 1930-02-07
2 Argyroxiphium × kai Mt. Eke Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 391 Maui BISH 1917-09-25
3 Argyroxiphium × kai W Maui, W of Puu Kukui summit In lowest wind-swept bog; sunken equally with mossy surface of bog Preserved_Specimen Old leaves persisting & slimy Degener, O. 25076 Maui BISH 1959-03-25
4 Argyroxiphium × kai Mt. Eke Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 391 Maui BISH 1917-09-25
5 Argyroxiphium × kai Mt. Eke Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 391 Maui BISH 1917-09-25
6 Argyroxiphium × kai Mt. Eke Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 391 Maui BISH 1917-09-25
7 Argyroxiphium × kai W Maui, Puu Kukui swamp Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 10318 Maui BISH 1910-08-01
8 Argyroxiphium × kai Mt. Eke Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 391 Maui BISH 1917-09-25
9 Argyroxiphium × kai W Maui, Puu Kukui Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 64 Maui BISH 1910-05-01
10 Argyroxiphium × kai W Maui, Puu Kukui swamp Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 10318 Maui BISH 1910-08-01
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