Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Leptecophylla tameiameiae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Leptecophylla |
Species: | L. tameiameiae
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Binomial name | |
Leptecophylla tameiameiae | |
Synonyms | |
Cyathodes tameiameiae Cham. & Schltdl.[1] |
Leptecophylla tameiameiae, known as pūkiawe or maiele in the Hawaiian language, is a species of flowering plant that is native to the Hawaiian and Marquesas Islands.[3] The
Ecology
Pūkiawe is a hardy, adaptive, and morphologically variable plant that occupies a variety of ecosystems, from dry forest up to alpine bogs and shrublands.[5] Despite being common, it is difficult to propagate, taking months to years for seeds to germinate and growing very slowly.[6]
The nēnē and other birds eat the berries of this shrub and thus distribute it.[6]
Human Uses
Native Hawaiians would inhale ground leaves of the pūkiawe to treat congestion, and used the fruit to make lei.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Leptecophylla tameiameiae". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ^ a b Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Pūkiawe" (PDF). United States Forest Service.
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ^ Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-56647-872-4.
- ^ a b Elliott, Daniela Dutra; Tamashiro, Shari Y. "Native Plants Hawaii - Viewing Plant : Leptecophylla tameiameiae". nativeplants.hawaii.edu. University of Hawai‘i. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ISBN 9780824811525.
External links
Media related to Leptecophylla tameiameiae at Wikimedia Commons