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Lipochaeta subcordata

A.Gray (1861)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Suffruticose perennial herbs; stems erect to ascending, 3-30 dm long.

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves: opposite Blades narrowly deltate to deltate, +/- with 2 basal lobes, (2.4-)3.4-10(-16) cm long, (2.4-)3-6(-10) cm wide Margins with basal lobes.

Flowers:

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

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Ethnobotanical Images

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Kaua'i Endemic or Potentially Naturalizing
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 5: 130 (1861)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:341 (K, L, H [as L. subcordata]); Wagner & Robinson 2001:554 (COMBNOV, Syn. L. subcordata = Melanthera subcordata, remove K [re-IDed as M. fauriei], remove L [re-IDed as M. populifolia]); Orchard 2013:404 (COMBNOV, Syn. M. subcordata = Wollastonia subcordata, not followed, KEY); Edwards et al. 2018 (Syn. M. subcordata = L. subcordata)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Lipochaeta subcordata ~1.5 km E of W end of Kona Hwy., ~300 m SW of Keamuku Flow, ~300 m SSE of Boundary burn area; aa, gentle slope; Pennisetum setaceum, Dodonaea viscosa Preserved_Specimen Close, B. 109421 Hawaii BISH 1994-10-29
2 Lipochaeta subcordata Gullly near Puu Kanalopakanui, Waikii Paddock Game Management Area Sassle Rd., South Kohala District On side of gully with Sophora chrysophylla, Coprosma sp., Myrsine lanaiensis, and Euphorbia olowaluana. Preserved_Specimen Vine climbing to height of 8'. Ray and disc florets yellow. Ray florets 5. Cuddihy, L.W. 906 Hawaii BISH 1981-10-16
3 Lipochaeta subcordata Manuka NAR, Kau One of a kind in kipuka of 2000+-year old soil containing mesic olopua forest. Sunny talus slope at edge of collapsed lava tube. Preserved_Specimen Sprawling viny shrub. Stevens, F.L. 12 Hawaii BISH 1997-08-01
4 Lipochaeta subcordata Pohakuloa Training area Among rocks with Chenopodium oahuense, Dodonaea & Pennisetum setaceum in Euphorbia olowaluana forest. Preserved_Specimen Semi-prostrate herb; flowers yellow, ray flowers 5. Davis, J. 299 Hawaii BISH 1980-06-07
5 Lipochaeta subcordata Kaupulehu Forest Reserve, Section B. Open bog, dry a'a', native forest at 1950 ft. Preserved_Specimen Scandent sub-shrub of open areas. Herbst, D.R. 3005 Hawaii BISH 1973-05-03
6 Lipochaeta subcordata along Mamalahoa Hwy, 190, Hualalai Ranch, 1.5 mi S. of mile post 28 rocky slope, bank of dry stream bed Preserved_Specimen Shrub to 1.5 m., branched. Leaves yellowish green, petiole and midrib below, purple. Involucre bracts green, tipes purple. Ray flowers yellow, disc flowers yellow-orange. Kennedy, H. 3909 Hawaii BISH 1979-03-04
7 Lipochaeta subcordata Northern edge of 1859 Lava Flow Very local on old, arid pahoehoe. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 19810 Hawaii BISH 1949-08-25
8 Lipochaeta subcordata Kaupulehu, on transect T12 Diospyros forest. Among fountain grass. Preserved_Specimen Small subshrub. Most inds. flowering. Takeuchi, W.N. 5802 Hawaii BISH 1989-05-20
9 Lipochaeta subcordata Kau District; Manuka Ahu; Tr 73(32); SW slope Mauna Loa, E of Ocean View Estates & N of Manuka State Park Mesic `ohi`a forest with other native trees & native shrub-exotic grass & shrub understory. Gorwing on a`a. Preserved_Specimen Warshauer, F.R. 1991 Hawaii BISH 1978-07-16
10 Lipochaeta subcordata Pohakuloa Military Training Area Euphorbia forest & Dodonaea scrub. Growing on blocky lava rock outcrops. Preserved_Specimen Stemmermann, R.L. 1463 Hawaii BISH 1977-01-06
11 Lipochaeta subcordata Kona-Kohala Road near 1859 flow On old lava. Preserved_Specimen Spreading bush 1 m tall; flowers yellow. Fosberg, F.R. 10169 Hawaii BISH 1933-09-01
12 Lipochaeta subcordata North Kona Dist.; Hawaii Belt Rd. (Mamalahoa Hwy.) near mile 28. Kaupulehu Reserve Understory shrub. Preserved_Specimen Common, sprawling. Flynn, T.W. 1276 Hawaii BISH 1985-10-15
13 Lipochaeta subcordata N. Kona; Kealakehe At edge of a`a flow; growing under Myoporum & Leucaena in scrubby grassland of Senna gaudichaudii, Pluchea odorata, Capparis & Pennisetum. Preserved_Specimen Scandent shrub, stems somewhat resinous when bruised. Nagata, K.M. 4218 Hawaii BISH 1991-07-14
14 Lipochaeta subcordata Kau Dist., Kahuku. Makai side of Hwy 11, across pole #409 Preserved_Specimen Creeping to sub-erect shrub. Kimura, B. 8 Hawaii BISH 1980-06-29
15 Lipochaeta subcordata Kona-Kohala Road near 1859 flow On old lava. Preserved_Specimen Spreading bush 1 m tall; flowers yellow. Fosberg, F.R. 10169 Hawaii BISH 1933-09-01
16 Lipochaeta subcordata Punahou area Propogated from cutting from a wild plant found in Koai`e Canyon, Kaua`i, on March 29, 1986. Preserved_Specimen Plant with arching stems to 2 m length. Lau, J. 3102 Oahu BISH 1987-07-07
17 Lipochaeta subcordata 1801 lava flow Arid grassy kipuka. Preserved_Specimen 3 ft. high, 10 ft. wide, long-twiggy tangle. Degener, O. 27562 Hawaii BISH 1961-07-11
18 Lipochaeta subcordata Kaupulehu. Transect T12 Diospyros forest; occasional, among fountain grass. Preserved_Specimen Small subshrub; most inds. flowering. Takeuchi, W.N. 5802 Hawaii BISH 1989-05-20
19 Lipochaeta subcordata N. Kona District; Kaupulehu Ahu; Tr 50(51); North slope of Hualalai, N of Hinakapuula on Kaupulehu lava flow Dry exotic grassland with native & exotic shrubs & scattered native trees. Growing on a`a. Preserved_Specimen Warshauer, F.R. 2125 Hawaii BISH 1978-09-03
20 Lipochaeta subcordata N. Kona District; Puuwaawaa Ranch, Paddock Halepiula 3 Waimea In dry a`a lava, low elevation remnant native forest with Psychotria, Planchonella, Colubrina, Canthium, Diospyros, Sophora, Pittosporum, Osteomeles, Asplenium, Xylosma, Myrsine, Myoporum, Santalum, Sida, Dracaena, Cocculus, Peperomia, Nothocestrum, Alphitonia, Reynoldsia, Psilotum, etc. Preserved_Specimen Scandent sub-shrub with yellow flowers. Herbst, D.R. 5441 Hawaii BISH 1975-07-19
21 Lipochaeta subcordata North Kona District: Puuanahulu AHU. Tr 43(56); between Mauna Loa and Hualalai; east of Kipuka Kalawanauma Dry exotic grassland with native and exotic shrubs and scattered native trees. Several browsed with healthy clumps in patch; growing on pahoehoe; mostly burnt veg. Preserved_Specimen Warshauer, F.R. 1890 Hawaii BISH 1978-06-25
22 Lipochaeta subcordata Pohakuloa Military Training Area Euphorbia forest & Dodonaea scrub. Growing on blocky lava rock outcrops. Preserved_Specimen Stemmermann, R.L. 1463 Hawaii BISH 1977-01-06
23 Lipochaeta subcordata Between Puuwaawaa & Huehue Arid lava. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 4189 Hawaii BISH 1926-08-22
24 Lipochaeta subcordata Punahou area Propogated from cutting from a wild plant found in Koai`e Canyon, Kaua`i, on March 29, 1986. Preserved_Specimen Plant with arching stems to 2 m length. Lau, J. 3102 Oahu BISH 1987-07-07
25 Lipochaeta subcordata N. Kona; Puuwaawaa On lava flows. Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Hawaii BISH 1955-12-09
26 Lipochaeta subcordata Keauhou Mauka, on inner side of Puu Lehua Dry cinder cone with kikuya grass & a few Acacia koa trees. Preserved_Specimen Single plant with long, lax branches. Herbst, D.R. 2148 Hawaii BISH 1971-09-16
27 Lipochaeta subcordata N. Kona; Puuwaawaa On lava flows. Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Hawaii BISH 1955-12-09
28 Lipochaeta subcordata Kau District; Manuka Ahu; Tr 73(32); SW slope Mauna Loa, E of Ocean View Estates & N of Manuka State Park Mesic `ohi`a forest with other native trees & native shrub-exotic grass & shrub understory. Gorwing on a`a. Preserved_Specimen Warshauer, F.R. 1991 Hawaii BISH 1978-07-16
29 Lipochaeta subcordata Puuwaawaa Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 526 Hawaii BISH 1923-06-07
30 Lipochaeta subcordata Hualalai Preserved_Specimen Meebold, A. 20887 Hawaii BISH 1935-11-01
31 Lipochaeta subcordata N slope of Hualalai. Poohohoo. Loc. 1 Preserved_Specimen Kondo, Y. Hawaii BISH 1946-07-17
32 Lipochaeta subcordata N. Kona; Puuwaawaa Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 10295 Hawaii BISH 1912-04-01
33 Lipochaeta subcordata Puuwaawaa Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 4 Hawaii BISH 1911-06-08
34 Lipochaeta subcordata Waikoloa Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 2444 Hawaii BISH 1986-09-12
35 Lipochaeta subcordata Puu o keanui Crater Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 10049 Hawaii BISH 1912-02-13
36 Lipochaeta subcordata N. Kona; Puuwaawaa Ranch Preserved_Specimen Skottsberg, C.J.F. 674 Hawaii BISH 1922-09-26
37 Lipochaeta subcordata N. Kona; Puuwaawaa Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 10295 Hawaii BISH 1912-04-01
38 Lipochaeta subcordata Mauna Loa, Hualalai side Preserved_Specimen Department of Agriculture and Conservation Weed Control Hawaii BISH 1962-03-01
39 Lipochaeta subcordata Kau or Puna Preserved_Specimen Hillebrand, W.B. Hawaii BISH
40 Lipochaeta subcordata Puuwaawaa, Upper Halepiula paddock, near Kaupulehu flow Preserved_Specimen Montgomery, S.L. Hawaii BISH 1971-08-20
41 Lipochaeta subcordata Huehue Preserved_Specimen Meebold, A. Hawaii BISH 1932-05-01
42 Lipochaeta subcordata Hualalai Preserved_Specimen Meebold, A. Hawaii BISH 1932-05-01
43 Lipochaeta subcordata Kau Preserved_Specimen Hawaii BISH
44 Lipochaeta subcordata unknown Preserved_Specimen Mann, H. BISH 1864-01-01
45 Lipochaeta subcordata 23 miles S of jct Saddle Rd. along Hwy 190 Preserved_Specimen Wagner, W.L. 5295 Hawaii BISH 1984-02-28
46 Lipochaeta subcordata N. Kona; Puuwaawaa Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 10295 Hawaii BISH 1912-04-01
47 Lipochaeta subcordata N. Kona; between Huehue & Puuwaawaa In rich, dry forest, with Diospyros, Colubrina, Mezoneuron, etc. Creeping over clinkers. Preserved_Specimen Hatheway, W.H. 504 Hawaii BISH 1950-11-03
48 Lipochaeta subcordata Kona coast; along Mamalaho Hwy 190, Hualalai Ranch, 1.5 mile S of mile post 28 On rocky slope (bank of dry stream bed). Preserved_Specimen Shrub to 1.5 m, branched. Lvs yellowish green, petiole & midrib below, purple; involucre bracts green, tipes purple. Ray flowers yellow, disc flowers yellow-orange. Kennedy, H. 3909 Hawaii BISH 1979-03-04
49 Lipochaeta subcordata N. Kona; between Huehue & Puuwaawaa In rich, dry forest, with Diospyros, Colubrina, Mezoneuron, etc. Creeping over clinkers. Preserved_Specimen Hatheway, W.H. 504 Hawaii BISH 1950-11-03
50 Lipochaeta subcordata Gully near Puu Kanalopakanui, Waikii Paddock Game Managment Area near Saddle Rd., South Kohala District On side of gully with Sophora chrysophylla, Coprosma sp., Myrsine lanaiensis, and Euphorbia olowaluana. Preserved_Specimen Vine climbing to height of 8'. Ray and disc florets yellow. Ray florets 5. Cuddihy, L.W. 906 Hawaii BISH 1981-10-16
51 Lipochaeta subcordata Crater of Pulehua, Land of Keauhou 2 In understory of Dodonaea, Acacia koa, & Myrsine. Preserved_Specimen Lax shrub. Nagata, K.M. 4235 Hawaii BISH 1992-01-25
52 Lipochaeta subcordata Keauhou Mauka, on inner side of Puu Lehua Dry cinder cone with kikuya grass & a few Acacia koa trees. Preserved_Specimen Single plant with long, lax branches. Herbst, D.R. 2148 Hawaii BISH 1971-09-16
53 Lipochaeta subcordata Gullly near Puu Kanalopakanui, Waikii Paddock Game Management Area Sassle Rd., South Kohala District On side of gully with Sophora chrysophylla, Coprosma sp., Myrsine lanaiensis, and Euphorbia olowaluana. Preserved_Specimen Vine climbing to height of 10'. Ray and disc florets yellow. Ray florets 5. Cuddihy, L.W. 905 Hawaii BISH 1981-10-16
54 Lipochaeta subcordata Kaupulehu In fountain grass infested dry forest with Diospyros, Colubrina, Mezoneuron, Nothocestrum & others. Preserved_Specimen Stemmermann, R.L. 6818 Hawaii BISH 1982-12-05
55 Lipochaeta subcordata Puuwaawaa. Transect T1 Metrosideros-Diospyros forest, on a`a clinker, common in understory. Preserved_Specimen Sprawling shrub; apparently not grazed by the large goat herds in the area. Takeuchi, W.N. 5832 Hawaii BISH 1989-04-01
56 Lipochaeta subcordata N. Kona Dist.; Hwy 19, 0.4 mi W of scenic turnout, 21.7 mi W of jct hwy 19 & 20 At base of steep boulder hwy fill, edge of ``ohia forest. Preserved_Specimen Some to 3 m tall by growing over Lantana; stems herbaceous. Gardner, R.C. 410 Hawaii BISH 1975-02-28
57 Lipochaeta subcordata Keauhou Mauka, on inner side of Puu Lehua Dry cinder cone with kikuya grass & a few Acacia koa trees. Preserved_Specimen Single plant with long, lax branches. Herbst, D.R. 2148 Hawaii BISH 1971-09-16
58 Lipochaeta subcordata S. Kohala District; Waikii Paddock Game Management Area near Saddle Rd., gully near Puu Kanalopakanui On side of gully with Sophora chrysophylla, Coprosma sp., Myrsine lanaiensis & Euphorbia olowaluana. Preserved_Specimen Vine climbing to height of 10 ft., ray florets 5; ray & disc florets yellow. Cuddihy, L.W. 907 Hawaii BISH 1981-10-16
59 Lipochaeta subcordata N. Kona District; Kaupulehu Ahu; Tr 50(50); North slope of Hinakapuula, in kipuka on Kaupulehu lava flow Dry exotic grassland with native & exotic shrubs & scattered native trees. Growing on a`a. Preserved_Specimen Warshauer, F.R. 2123 Hawaii BISH 1978-09-03
60 Lipochaeta subcordata Kona; Huehue On a`a lava & protected from cattle by fallen tree. Preserved_Specimen 3 ft. high with long, weak spreading branches. Degener, O. 21816 Hawaii BISH 1952-02-11
61 Lipochaeta subcordata N. Kona Dist.; 1 mile W of Puuanahulu Sparse forest on dry a`a lava. Preserved_Specimen Flowers yellow. St.John, H. 22548 Hawaii BISH 1947-01-04
62 Lipochaeta subcordata Gullly near Puu Kanalopakanui, Waikii Paddock Game Management Area Sassle Rd., South Kohala District On side of gully with Sophora chrysophylla, Coprosma sp., Myrsine lanaiensis, and Euphorbia olowaluana. Preserved_Specimen Vine climbing to height of 10'. Ray and disc florets yellow. Ray florets 5. Cuddihy, L.W. 907 Hawaii BISH 1981-10-16
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