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Polyscias waimeae

(Wawra) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett (2010)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Apiales Family: Araliaceae Genus: Polyscias

‘ohe kiko‘olā [ohe kikoola]

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Trees 6–10(–12) m tall, secretory canals present in most parts.

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves compound. Alternate. Blades 20–60(–75) cm long, leaflets 5–11(13), ovate to oblong–elliptic, 10–22 cm long, 4–8.5 cm wide (the lowest pair often smaller, ovate). Leaflet apices rounded-obtuse, rarely emarginate. Base leaflet base rounded to broadly cuneate, often oblique. Leaflet surfaces glabrous; blades coriaceous. Margins entire. Petiolate; petiolules 15–22 mm long. Stipules absent or rudimentary.

Flowers: Flowers in inflorescences erect, once compound–umbellate, primary axis short or absent, the 3–4 secondary axes (rays) stout, 5–20 cm long, rays without bract scars or very rarely with 1 scar, each with a terminal umbellule of 8–20 flowers. Flowers bisexual (perfect), actinomorphic; terminal (often appearing lateral). Pedicels thick, 15–65 mm long. Calyx an undulate rim, the lobes poorly defined. Corolla of 7–8 petals; petals pink or reddish, thick, triangular, 9–12 mm long. Stamens 45–66, in 2 whorls. Ovary inferior, 7(7)8–12-carpellate, surmounted by a reddish, conical nectary disk; stigmas (7)8–12, sessile.

Fruit: Drupes globose–urceolate (ribbed when dry); 20–25 mm long; the calyx forming an undulate crown at the top. Seeds 1 per pyrene; embryo small.

Ploidy:

Habitat: Occurring in wet forest.

Elevation Range: 550–1,200 m.

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Kaua'i Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Notes

  • Description digitized by Pumehana Imada
  • This species is closely related to Tetraplasandra waialealae (see discussion under T. waialealae). Its remarkable fruits are the largest in the genus. This and the previous species (T. waialealae) may well be bird-pollinated; certainly they exhibit floral

Bibliography

Name Published In: Pl. Divers. Evol. 128: 75 (2010)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:236 (K [as Tetraplasandra waimeae]); Lowry & Plunkett 2010:75 (COMBNOV, Syn. T. waimeae = P. waimeae)

Wagner, W. L., Herbst, D. R., & Sohmer, S. H. (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i, Vols. 1 and 2 (No. Edn 2). University of Hawai'i and Bishop Museum Press.

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 432 Kauai BISH 1909-09-01
2 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. 6500 Kauai BISH 1970-07-16
3 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 1064 Kauai BISH 1917-07-03
4 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 5913 Kauai BISH 1909-09-03
5 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Kauai BISH 1916-10-01
6 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Kato, T. Kauai BISH 1960-06-01
7 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Kauai BISH 1916-10-01
8 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Kauai BISH 1909-03-03
9 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Mixed mesophytic forest with Acacia koa, Metrosideros polymorpha, Psychotria, Dodonaea, Cheirodendron, Myrsine. Preserved_Specimen Treeleet of 10 feet; leaves glossy dark green above, dull pale green below, new leqavves, petioles and nodes reddish; petioles and rachis with pale green to whitish lenticels; inflor, branches same; immature inflorescence tinged pink. Flynn, T.W. 9322 Kauai BISH 2022-05-11
10 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Heller, A.A. 2734 Kauai BISH 1895-09-10
11 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Heller, A.A. 2734 Kauai BISH 1895-09-10
12 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Hillebrand, W.B. Kauai BISH
13 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Dicranopteris-Metrosideros Wet Forest Dicranopteris linearis, Metrosideros polymorpha, Polyscias waimeae, Psychotria sp., Coprosma sp., Cheirodendron sp., and Korthalsella latissima. Preserved_Specimen Tree to 30 ft., one trunk. In fruit but also forming new inflorescence, buds covered in sticky exudate and turns tacky when dried. Fruit green with cream nectary disk. Leaves matter green abaxially, glossy green adaxially, midribs/petioles/petiolules yellow. Near a juvenile that showed different leaflet morphology. Adams, J. 132 Kauai BISH 2015-08-06
14 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details forest Preserved_Specimen 18' tree; bruised flowers with carrot odor; petals whitish, margins and stamens pink violet Degener, O. 28189 Kauai BISH 1961-03-14
15 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details forest Preserved_Specimen 30' tree; leaves of 9-13 leaflets; 2-3' long Stone, B.C. 1611 Kauai BISH 1956-12-29
16 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details moist woods Preserved_Specimen 25' x 6 tree St.John, H. 13580 Kauai BISH 1933-12-24
17 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details with Metrosideros, Cheirodendron, Dicranopteris Preserved_Specimen 5 m Takeuchi, W.N. 181 Kauai BISH 1983-08-16
18 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Metrosideros-Acacia montane mixed mesic forest, summer dry w/ Diospyros sandwicensis, Chrysodracon aurea, Myrsine lanaiensis, Planchonella sandwicensis, Cryptocarya mannii, Myoporum sandwicensis, Nestegis sandwicensis, Psydrax odorata, Preserved_Specimen Tree reclined, 8 m long, w/ flower and fruit, Wood, K.R. 18337 Kauai BISH 2019-11-20
19 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Metrosideros-Acacia montane mixed mesic forest, summer dry w/ Diospyros sandwicensis, Chrysodracon aurea, Myrsine lanaiensis, Planchonella sandwicensis, Cryptocarya mannii, Myoporum sandwicensis, Nestegis sandwicensis, Psydrax odorata, Preserved_Specimen Tree reclined, 8 m long, w/ flower and fruit, Wood, K.R. 18337 Kauai BISH 2019-11-20
20 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details forest Preserved_Specimen 20' tree Degener, O. 21577 Kauai BISH 1952-01-01
21 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Mixed mesophytic forest. Preserved_Specimen Tree of 20 ft.; Petals 6-7; in bud yellow green becoming maroon along margins. Open flower-petals recurved, whitish green with maroon margins. Nectary disc yellow fading pale yellow and finally turning dark pin on immature fruit. [SEE COMMENT]. Flynn, T.W. 2236 Kauai BISH 1987-07-01
22 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Mixed Mesic forest canopy of Acacia koa and Metrosideros polymorpha w/ Nestegis, Perrottetia sandwicensis, Coprosma, Charpentiera, Hillebrandia sandwicensis, Ilex anomala, Tetraplasandra, Cheirodendron trigynum, Dianella sandwicensis, Poa sandwicense, Luzula, Rumex. Preserved_Specimen Tree 30 ft tall. Branches undulating to procumbent at apex. Lvs dk green above w/ black smut, below light green w/ fine green venation. Bark dull dk grey-brown w/ moss & lichens. Infl branched once @ base. Bud w/ pinkmoutter petals. 1: 04Q 0438086 2442413. Tangalin, N. 1972 Kauai BISH 2009-04-09
23 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen large fallen tree; inflorescence 2x compound, pinciple branches 3, 5; petals yellow, flesh pink at margins; filaments pink, anthers brown; dish yellow, pistal white, wet with nectar; 7, 8 carpels; carrot odor when cut Flynn, T.W. 1196 Kauai BISH 1985-08-30
24 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Mesic forest Metrosideros polymorpha var glaberrima, Diospyros sandwicensis, chrysodracon stenophylla, Metrosideros waialeale var. waialeales, Psyhotria kaduana, Myrsine linearifolia, Myrs Preserved_Specimen Sprawling tree about 3m tall. 11 umbellules per inflorescence with 16-21 florets per umbellule Heintzman, S. 5102109 Kauai BISH 2021-05-10
25 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Native Mesic Forest. Dicranopteris linearis, Planchonella sandwicensis, Acacia koa, Cyrtandra longifolia, Hedychium gardenrianum, Psychotria sp., Melicope sp., and Antidesma sp. Preserved_Specimen Single stem, fell down (?), may have decumbent growth form, to about 20 ft. Leaves glossy green adaxially, matte green abaxially, midrib/petioles/petiolules yellow. Inflorescence in bud, corolla teeth with maroon margin fading to cream, caylx green fading to purple. Adams, J. 140 Kauai BISH 2015-08-08
26 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. 6500 Kauai BISH 1970-07-16
27 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Meebold, A. 26356 Kauai BISH 1938-11-01
28 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 5165 Kauai BISH 1909-09-03
29 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen large fallen tree; inflorescence 2x compound, pinciple branches 3, 5; petals yellow, flesh pink at margins; filaments pink, anthers brown; dish yellow, pistal white, wet with nectar; 7, 8 carpels; carrot odor when cut Flynn, T.W. 1196 Kauai BISH 1985-08-30
30 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 5165 Kauai BISH 1909-09-03
31 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Wawra, H. 2114 Kauai BISH 1869-01-01
32 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. 6500 Kauai BISH 1970-07-16
33 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Woolford, H.A. 437 Kauai BISH 1956-12-29
34 Polyscias waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. 6500 Kauai BISH 1970-07-16
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