Senna gaudichaudii

Senna gaudichaudii, known as Gaudichaud's senna[2] and as heuhiuhi in Hawaiian,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to Queensland, Australia and the Pacific Islands.[4] It is a shrub, reaching a height of 0.5–4 m (1.6–13.1 ft). In Hawaii, heuhiuhi inhabits low shrublands, dry forests, coastal mesic forests and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 5–920 m (16–3,018 ft) on most main islands.[5]

Senna gaudichaudii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Senna
Species:
S. gaudichaudii
Binomial name
Senna gaudichaudii
(Hook. & Arn.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby, 1982[1]

References

  1. "Senna gaudichaudii". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  2. "Senna gaudichaudii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  3. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: R-Z. Taylor & Francis US. p. 2459. ISBN 978-0-8493-2678-3.
  4. "Senna gaudichaudii". Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
  5. "kolomona, kalamona, heuhiuhi, uhiuhi". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 24 November 2009.


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