Broussaisia

Kanawao
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Cornales
Family:Hydrangeaceae
Subfamily:Hydrangeoideae
Tribe:Hydrangeeae
Genus:Broussaisia
Gaud.
Species: B. arguta
Binomial name
Broussaisia arguta
Staminate (male) flowers

Broussaisia arguta, the kanawao, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Hydrangea family, Hydrangeaceae, that is endemic to Hawaiʻi. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Broussaisia.[2]

Kanawao is a widespread species occurring in mesic and wet forests on all of the main Hawaiian Islands. It is a dioecious, evergreen plant that either grows as a 1.5–3-metre (4.9–9.8 ft) shrub or a 6-metre (20 ft) tree. The obovate leaves are 10–25 centimetres (3.9–9.8 in) long and 4–9 centimetres (1.6–3.5 in) wide with finely serrated margins.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Broussaisia arguta Gaudich". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  2. 1 2 Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Kanawao" (PDF). United States Forest Service.


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