Hawaiʻi hala pepe | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
Genus: | Dracaena |
Species: | D. konaensis
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Binomial name | |
Dracaena konaensis | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Dracaena konaensis, synonym Pleomele hawaiiensis, [2] the Hawaiʻi hala pepe, is a rare species of flowering plant that is endemic to the island of Hawaiʻi in the state of Hawaii.
It inhabits dry forests on old ʻaʻā lava flows [3] at elevations of 300–800 metres (980–2,620 ft) on the leeward side of the island.
Associated plants include: ʻōhiʻa lehua ( Metrosideros polymorpha), lama ( Diospyros sandwicensis), māmane ( Sophora chrysophylla), alaheʻe ( Psydrax odorata), huehue ( Cocculus orbiculatus), naio ( Myoporum sandwicense), olopua ( Nestegis sandwicensis), kuluʻī ( Nototrichium sandwicense), ʻilima ( Sida fallax), wiliwili (Erythrina sandwicensis), ʻiliahi ( Santalum spp.), ʻūlei ( Osteomeles anthyllidifolia), uhiuhi ( Caesalpinia kavaiensis), kauila ( Colubrina oppositifolia), maʻola ( Neraudia ovata), maiapilo ( Capparis sandwichiana), Bidens micrantha ssp. ctenophylla, and ʻaiea ( Nothocestrum breviflorum). [3]
There are 300 to 400 individuals remaining. [1] It is an endangered species, threatened with habitat loss and modification. [3]
The flowers of this plant were used in leis and the wood in carvings. [3]
Hawaiʻi hala pepe | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
Genus: | Dracaena |
Species: | D. konaensis
|
Binomial name | |
Dracaena konaensis | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Dracaena konaensis, synonym Pleomele hawaiiensis, [2] the Hawaiʻi hala pepe, is a rare species of flowering plant that is endemic to the island of Hawaiʻi in the state of Hawaii.
It inhabits dry forests on old ʻaʻā lava flows [3] at elevations of 300–800 metres (980–2,620 ft) on the leeward side of the island.
Associated plants include: ʻōhiʻa lehua ( Metrosideros polymorpha), lama ( Diospyros sandwicensis), māmane ( Sophora chrysophylla), alaheʻe ( Psydrax odorata), huehue ( Cocculus orbiculatus), naio ( Myoporum sandwicense), olopua ( Nestegis sandwicensis), kuluʻī ( Nototrichium sandwicense), ʻilima ( Sida fallax), wiliwili (Erythrina sandwicensis), ʻiliahi ( Santalum spp.), ʻūlei ( Osteomeles anthyllidifolia), uhiuhi ( Caesalpinia kavaiensis), kauila ( Colubrina oppositifolia), maʻola ( Neraudia ovata), maiapilo ( Capparis sandwichiana), Bidens micrantha ssp. ctenophylla, and ʻaiea ( Nothocestrum breviflorum). [3]
There are 300 to 400 individuals remaining. [1] It is an endangered species, threatened with habitat loss and modification. [3]
The flowers of this plant were used in leis and the wood in carvings. [3]