Dubautia reticulata
An East Maui endemic tree or large shrub in the Asteraceae, within the Dubautia genus, described in 1936, listed as Vulnerable and threatened by habitat loss, persisting in Haleakalā’s cloud forest at 1,575–2,300 m with only a few hundred individuals remaining and facing pressure from feral and domestic herbivores.
Common Names
Net-Veined Dubautia
Summary
Net-veined dubautia is a flowering plant endemic to East Maui, Hawaii, with a growth habit that can be a large shrub or tree up to 8 m tall and a trunk up to 5 dm in diameter; leaves are opposite and mostly 5–7-nerved, often irregularly impressed reticulate. Flowering occurs mainly from September to January.
It occupies wet forest habitats at elevations of 1,575–2,300 m with 80–300 cm of annual precipitation and is threatened by habitat loss.
Lifecycle
Perennial
Height
26 ft 3 in
Bloom Time
Fall and Winter
Leaf Lifecycle
Deciduous
Seasons of Interest
Fall and Winter
Taxonomy
- Taxonomic Rank
- Species
- Author
- (Sherff) D.D.Keck
- Publication
- Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. xi. n.° 19, 28 (1936)
Superior Taxa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Pteridobiotina
- Phylum
- Angiosperms
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Subfamily
- Asteroideae
- Tribe
- Madieae
- Subtribe
- Madiinae
- Genus
- Dubautia
Synonyms
Railliardia montana var. montana Railliardia reticulata Dubautia montana var. longifolia