Wikstroemia hanalei

Wikstroemia hanalei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malvales
Family:Thymelaeaceae
Genus:Wikstroemia
Species: W. hanalei
Binomial name
Wikstroemia hanalei
Wawra[1]

Wikstroemia hanalei, the lavafield false ohelo,[2] is a shrub, of the family Thymelaeaceae. It is native to the Hawaiian Islands, specifically Kauai.[3]

Description

The shrub has an erect habit, and grows small red fruits up to 13 mm long and 6 mm in diameter.[3] It is believed to be extinct as of 1990.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Wikstroemia hanalei". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Wikstroemia hanalei". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Wikstroemia hanalei". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 13 July 2016.


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