A new species of Hibiscadelphus Rock (Malvaceae, Hibisceae) from Maui, Hawaiian Islands

Autor: Steven P. Perlman, Hank L. Oppenheimer, Keahi M. Bustamente
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: PhytoKeys
PhytoKeys, Vol 39, Iss 0, Pp 65-75 (2014)
PhytoKeys 39: 65-75
ISSN: 1314-2003
1314-2011
Popis: Hibiscadelphus stellatus H. Oppenheimer, Bustamente, & Perlman, sp. nov., a new, narrowly endemic species from West Maui, Hawaiian Islands is described, illustrated and its affinities and conservation status are discussed. It is currently known from three populations totaling 99 plants in Kaua`ula valley on leeward western Maui. It differs from H. wilderianus, its nearest congener, in its denser white or tan stellate pubescence on most parts; larger externally purple colored corollas that are 5–6.5 cm long; linear-subulate to lanceolate, acute to acuminate involucral bracts; globose-cuboid to ovoid capsules; and endocarp with scattered hairs.
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