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Coprosma ×molokaiensis
Scientific Name: Coprosma ×molokaiensis
Family: Rubiaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Coprosma molokaiensis
Coprosma molokaiensis is a species of flowering plant belonging to the genus Coprosma and the family Rubiaceae. It was first described by Harold St.John.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Coprosma molokaiensis H. St. John
- Family: Rubiaceae
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Synonym: Coprosma x molokaiensis St. John (pro sp.)
- Related ITIS Name: Coprosma x molokaiensis St. John (pro sp.) (TSN 34971)
Distribution and Habitat
- The genus Coprosma is found in New Zealand, the Hawaiian Islands, Borneo, Java, New Guinea, and islands of the Pacific.
- Specific locations mentioned include Molokai, near the edge of Waikolu Valley, and Kamoku Plats in Molokai.
- National Distribution: United States. Origin: Unknown/Undetermined. Regularity: Regularly occurring. Currently: Unknown/Undetermined. Confidence: Confident.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Coprosma x molokaiensis is described as a shrub with a perennial duration.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- P. molokaiensis was described as a new species upon its discovery in 1928 on the Uredinia of Uredo vulcani on a leaf undersurface of the Coprosma host.
Further Information
- Isotype of Coprosma molokaiensis H.St.John family RUBIACEAE. Herbarium. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K), K000772178.
- Search for Coprosma molokaiensis on The Plant List, IPNI, Australian Plant Name Index, and NYBG Virtual Herbarium.
- Discover Life offers a page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Coprosma molokaiensis H. St. John.
- PlantSystematics.org and DiversityOfLife.org provide information on Coprosma in the Rubiaceae family.