Dracaena konaensis

Dracaena konaensis, synonym Pleomele hawaiiensis,[2] the Hawaiʻi hala pepe, is a rare species of flowering plant that is endemic to the island of Hawaiʻi in the state of Hawaii.

Hawaiʻi hala pepe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Dracaena
Species:
D. konaensis
Binomial name
Dracaena konaensis
(H.St.John) Jankalski[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Chrysodracon hawaiiensis (O.Deg. & I.Deg.) P.L.Lu & Morden
  • Pleomele hawaiiensis O.Deg. & I.Deg.
  • Pleomele kaupulehuensis H.St.John
  • Pleomele konaensis H.St.John

It inhabits dry forests on old ʻaʻā lava flows[3] at elevations of 300–800 metres (980–2,620 ft) on the leeward side of the island.

Associated plants include: ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha), lama (Diospyros sandwicensis), māmane (Sophora chrysophylla), alaheʻe (Psydrax odorata), huehue (Cocculus orbiculatus), naio (Myoporum sandwicense), olopua (Nestegis sandwicensis), kuluʻī (Nototrichium sandwicense), ʻilima (Sida fallax), wiliwili (Erythrina sandwicensis), ʻiliahi (Santalum spp.), ʻūlei (Osteomeles anthyllidifolia), uhiuhi (Caesalpinia kavaiensis), kauila (Colubrina oppositifolia), maʻola (Neraudia ovata), maiapilo (Capparis sandwichiana), Bidens micrantha ssp. ctenophylla, and ʻaiea (Nothocestrum breviflorum).[3]

There are 300 to 400 individuals remaining.[1] It is an endangered species, threatened with habitat loss and modification.[3]

The flowers of this plant were used in leis and the wood in carvings.[3]

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Pleomele hawaiiensis. 2010 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 July 2011.
  2. "Dracaena konaensis (H.St.John) Jankalski". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  3. "Pleomele hawaiiensis". CPC National Collection Plant Profiles. Center for Plant Conservation. 2010-03-04. Archived from the original on 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2011-07-06.


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