Flueggea neowawraea
| Mēhamehame | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Flueggea |
| Species: | F. neowawraea
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| Binomial name | |
| Flueggea neowawraea W.J.Hayden, 1987[2]
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| Synonyms | |
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Drypetes phyllanthoides (Rock) Sherff[3] | |
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Flueggea neowawraea, the mēhamehame, is a species of
Streblus pendulinus). Mēhamehame was one of the largest trees in Hawaiʻi, reaching a height of 30 m (98 ft) and trunk diameter of 2 m (6.6 ft). Native Hawaiians used the extremely hard wood of this tree to make weaponry.[4]
Although it had declined along with other dry and mesic forest plants, many large trees could still be found until the 1970s. At that point, the arrival of the black twig borer, (Waiʻanae Range on Oʻahu, the southwestern slopes of Haleakalā on Maui, and the Big Island's Kona coast. Nearly all living individuals exist as basal shoots from older trees where the main trunk has died, or are outplanted saplings. Because of the extreme durability of the wood and its easily recognized fluted pattern, many dead trunks can still be found.
References
- . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Flueggea neowawraea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa: 29.)
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help - ^ "Flueggea neowawraea". CPC National Collection Plant Profile. Center for Plant Conservation. Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
External links
Media related to Flueggea neowawraea at Wikimedia Commons
- "Taxon Summary: Flueggea neowawraea" (PDF). Final Implementation Plan for Mākua Military Reservation, Island of Oʻahu. United States Army. May 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-19.