Biology:Bobea timonioides
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Short description: Species of plant
| Bobea timonioides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Bobea |
| Species: | B. timonioides
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| Binomial name | |
| Bobea timonioides (Hook.f.) Hillebr.
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Obbea timonioides (Hook.f.) | |
ʻAhakea (Bobea timonioides) is a species of flowering tree in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, that is endemic to Hawaiʻi. It inhabits dry, coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 250–580 metres (820–1,900 ft) on the islands of Hawaiʻi and Maui.[4] It is threatened by habitat loss.
Description
It is a small tree which can grow up to 30 feet tall. The leathery leaves are either 4 or 5 inches long. The green flowers are trumpet shaped and slightly fragrant.[5] The simple leaves have opposite leaf arrangement. The Drupe fruits are purplish to black in color. The flower color ranges from greenish to yellowish to fully white. The flowers can bloom at any time in the year.[6]
References
- ↑ Bruegmann, M.M.; Caraway, V. (2003). "Bobea timonioides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003: e.T30904A9585373. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T30904A9585373.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/30904/9585373. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.143975/Bobea_timonioides.
- ↑ "Bobea timonioides (Hook.f.) Hillebr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:744604-1.
- ↑ "ahakea, ahakea lau lii (B. brevipes), akupa (B. brevipes), ahakea lau nui (B. elatior)". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20070702123039/http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/resultsdetailed.asp?search=ahakea. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ↑ "Bobea timonioides ('Ahakea)". https://www2.hawaii.edu/~eherring/hawnprop/bob-timo.htm.
- ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=BOTI.
Wikidata ☰ Q4935794 entry
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