Pipturus ruber
A perennial dicot in the nettle family, this Kauai-endemic shrub about 1.5 m tall grows along stream banks in low, open wet forests, with rugose leaves and red-veined undersides and white, juicy inflorescences.
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Common Names
Red Pipturus
Summary
An approximately 1.5 m tall dicot shrub native to Hawaii, growing along stream banks in a low, open wet forest, with rugose leaves bearing red veins on the underside and a ripe, fruiting inflorescence that is white and juicy.
Occasionally endemic to the region, it is documented at elevations of 670–690 m in Hawaii, typically growing with Metrosideros polymorpha (dominant), Antidesma, and Syzygium, with Psidium cattleianum noted as an invading species.
Lifecycle
Perennial
Height
4 ft 11 in
Bloom Color
White
Taxonomy
- Taxonomic Rank
- Species
- Author
- A.Heller
- Publication
- Minnesota Bot. Stud. 1: 815 (1897)
Superior Taxa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Pteridobiotina
- Phylum
- Angiosperms
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Genus
- Pipturus
References
Pipturus ruber. ceb.wikipedia.org.
Herbarium Search Engine - Sheet Detail - Pipturus …. ntbg.org.
Pipturus Weddell. plants.sc.egov.usda.gov.
World Flora Online. worldfloraonline.org. June 2024.