Touchardia sandwicensis | |
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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 hopue or Ōpuhe.[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.
- ^ R. G. Skolmen, Little, E. L. (1989). "Ōpuhe" (PDF). Common Forest Trees of Hawaii (Native and Introduced). United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
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