Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Flueggea neowawraea
Collector Name:
K. R. Wood
Collection Date:
January 25, 2002
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
District:
Hanalei District
Locality:
Pohakuao, upper isolated hanging valley northeast of Kalalau and southwest of Hanakoa, 2nd gulch north of north falls.
Plant Description:
12 m tall tree, main base 2 m diameter, 3 main trunks, large main trunk 60 cm diameter, vigorous with full canopy and no dieback, no flower or fruit, cf staminate tree -as there are two other trees adjacent to this one and the female has fruit.
Habitat:
Relictual Kaua`i diverse mesic forest.
Associated Species:
w/ Metrosideros polymorpha var. glaberrima, Pleomele sandwicensis, Diospyros sandwicensis, Diospyros hillebrandii, Pouteria sandwicensis, Rauvolfia sandwicensis, Santalum freycinetianum var. pyrularium.
Comments:
K. R. Wood Biogeography Data NTBG
Project: Biogeography/DNA/Morden/Lyon microprop
Date: 23-25 Jan 2002
Island: Kaua`i
Origin: Pohakuao, upper isolated hanging valley northeast of Kalalau and southwest of Hanakoa, 2nd gulch north of north falls
Elevation: 2250 ft
GPS [UTM]: 435277/2453380
Species Name: Flueggea neowawraea
Collector #: K. R. Wood 9261
Co-Collector: M. Query
Individual Tag: # N2
Photo: no
Seed/Cuttings/Other: DNA from leaves/branch tips for micropropagation
Recommendation: Propagate: Store: Distribute: upon request
Description of Plant: 12 m tall tree, main base 2 m diameter, 3 main trunks, large main trunk 60 cm diameter, vigorous with full canopy and no dieback.
Flowers: dioecious
Plant/Animal Interaction: some diptera observed on leaves, evidence of twig borer
Substrate: talus slopes with brown granular soil
Aspect: 300? north
Slope: 30?
Closure: open to light ca. 70 % of the day
Moisture: mesic
Topography: 2nd gulch north of main north falls gulch, just below Manono Ridge
Phenology: no flower or fruit, [i guess this is a male tree as there are two other trees adjacent to this one and the female has fruit.
Vigor: vigorous with full flush of leaves
Frequency: three trees living in this gulch
Population Structure: Mature: 11 Immature: 0 Seedling: 0
Population Area: 1 sq kilometer
Natural Community: relictual Kaua`i diverse mesic forest with secondary succession of invasive weeds
Associates: Metrosideros polymorpha var. glaberrima, Pleomele sandwicensis, Diospyros sandwicensis, Diospyros hillebrandii, Pouteria sandwicensis, Rauvolfia sandwicensis, Santalum freycinetianum var. pyrularium, Psychotria mariniana, Antidesma platyphylla, Pritchardia napaliensis, Bidens sandvicensis subsp. sandvicensis, Lipochaeta connata var. acris, Nesoluma polynesicum, Psydrax odoratum, Boehmeria grandis, Elaeocarpus bifidus, Charpentiera obovata, Hedyotis terminalis, and Musa x paradisiaca,
Major Threats: habitat degradation by goats, competition with non-native plant taxa such as Lantana camara, Erigeron karvinskianus, Rubus rosifolius, Kalanchoe pinnata, Psidium guajava, Setaria parviflora, and Andropogon glomeratus, coffee twig borer, and the loss of reproductive vigor as the result of limited numbers of existing individuals.
Comments: as the three Flueggea in this gulch appear to have extraordinary resistance to twig borer, it is suggested that this population be used for pollen collection and as an important source of seed.
Date of Record Creation:
July 6, 2012
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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