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lava hau kuahiwi
Hibiscadelphus crucibracteatus
Hibiscadelphus crucibracteatus (lava hau kuahiwi) is an extinct species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae that was endemic to Hawaii, on the island of Lānaʻi.
The single known specimen was discovered on the Puhielelu ridge in 1981 and has since died, with collected seeds failing to germinate.
From the article Hibiscadelphus crucibracteatus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Hibiscadelphus crucibracteatus was a tree, reaching about 6 meters (19 feet) in height with a rounded crown. The bark was smooth and gray. The papery leaves grew 7 to 10 centimeters (2.7 to 3.9 inches) long and 7 to 8 centimeters (2.7 to 3.1 inches) wide, and were heart-shaped, with five to seven prominent veins. Flowers were borne singly on 2 to 3.5 centimeter (.78 to 1.1 inch) long peduncles.
Range & habitat
The single known specimen was discovered growing in a remnant pocket of moist native forest on an eroded, sparsely vegetated ridge on Lānaʻi's windward slopes. It was growing alongside kauila (Alphitonia ponderosa), hame (Antidesma platyphyllum), Diospyros ferrea, ʻālaʻa (Planchonella sandwichensis), ʻopiko (Pscyhotria mauiensis), lanai hala pepe (Pleomele fernaldii), ʻōhiʻa ha (Syzygium sandwicense), and āulu (Rockia sandwicensis).
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48880.