Wikstroemia bicornuta

Wikstroemia bicornuta, the alpine false ohelo,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the mezereon family, Thymelaeaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It inhabits mixed mesic and wet forests at elevations of 900–1,050 m (2,950–3,440 ft) on the islands of Lānaʻi and Maui.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.

Wikstroemia bicornuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Wikstroemia
Species:
W. bicornuta
Binomial name
Wikstroemia bicornuta

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Wikstroemia bicornuta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 August 2007.
  2. "Wikstroemia bicornuta". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. "ʻakia, kauhi, ʻakia manolo". Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-11-23.


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