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'''''Touchardia sandwicensis''''' is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the nettle family, [[Urticaceae]].<ref name = powo/> It is a tree native to the [[Hawaiian Islands]], where it is commonly known as |
'''''Touchardia sandwicensis''''' is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the nettle family, [[Urticaceae]].<ref name = powo/> It is a tree native to the [[Hawaiian Islands]], where it is commonly known as ''ōpuhe, hōpue'', or ''hona''.<ref name="CFTH">{{cite web |url=https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/gsp/doc/Forestry/Little_Skolmen_CFT/CFT_Urera_glabra.pdf |title=Ōpuhe |first=Little, E. L. |last=R. G. Skolmen |work=Common Forest Trees of Hawaii (Native and Introduced) |publisher=United States Forest Service |year=1989 |access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref> |
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It is a medium-sized evergreen tree growing to 35 ft (10.7 m) tall on the island of Hawaii, and a shrub or small tree on the other islands. It has a straight trunk up to 1 foot in diameter, and grey, smooth, fibrous bark. Leaves are large, alternate, and oblong or narrowly elliptical, {{convert|15–36|cm|in}} long by {{convert|4–12|cm|in}} wide, on a leaf stalk {{convert|3–5|cm|in}} long. They are pointed at the apex and blunt at the base, with wavy teeth along the margins. Plants are [[dioecious]], and flowers grow in clusters (cymes) of numerous tiny flowers growing along twigs and at the base of leaves. Fruits are rounded and about {{convert|3|mm|in}} in diameter, containing a single seed.<ref name="CFTH"/> |
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It is widespread in [[Hawaiian tropical rainforests|moist forests]] throughout the islands, growing from {{convert|150–1680|m|ft}} elevation on Hawaii.<ref name="CFTH"/> |
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The species was first described as ''Urera sandwicensis'' by [[Hugh Algernon Weddell]] in 1854. It was later placed in genus ''[[Touchardia]]'', an endemic Hawaiian genus which contains one other species, ''[[Touchardia latifolia]]''.<ref name = powo/> |
The species was first described as ''Urera sandwicensis'' by [[Hugh Algernon Weddell]] in 1854. It was later placed in genus ''[[Touchardia]]'', an endemic Hawaiian genus which contains one other species, ''[[Touchardia latifolia]]''.<ref name = powo/> |
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Touchardia sandwicensis | |
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Touchardia sandwicensis at Makawao Forest Reserve, Maui | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Urticaceae |
Genus: | Touchardia |
Species: | T. sandwicensis
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Binomial name | |
Touchardia sandwicensis (Wedd.) ined.
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Touchardia sandwicensis is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family, Urticaceae.[1] It is a tree native to the Hawaiian Islands, where it is commonly known as ōpuhe, hōpue, or hona.[2]
It is a medium-sized evergreen tree growing to 35 ft (10.7 m) tall on the island of Hawaii, and a shrub or small tree on the other islands. It has a straight trunk up to 1 foot in diameter, and grey, smooth, fibrous bark. Leaves are large, alternate, and oblong or narrowly elliptical, 15–36 centimetres (5.9–14.2 in) long by 4–12 centimetres (1.6–4.7 in) wide, on a leaf stalk 3–5 centimetres (1.2–2.0 in) long. They are pointed at the apex and blunt at the base, with wavy teeth along the margins. Plants are dioecious, and flowers grow in clusters (cymes) of numerous tiny flowers growing along twigs and at the base of leaves. Fruits are rounded and about 3 millimetres (0.12 in) in diameter, containing a single seed.[2]
It is widespread in moist forests throughout the islands, growing from 150–1,680 metres (490–5,510 ft) elevation on Hawaii.[2]
The species was first described as Urera sandwicensis by Hugh Algernon Weddell in 1854. It was later placed in genus Touchardia, an endemic Hawaiian genus which contains one other species, Touchardia latifolia.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Touchardia sandwicensis (Wedd.) ined. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ a b c R. G. Skolmen, Little, E. L. (1989). "Ōpuhe" (PDF). Common Forest Trees of Hawaii (Native and Introduced). United States Forest Service. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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