| Streblus pendulinus | |
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| Aʻiaʻi on Maui | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Streblus |
| Species: | S. pendulinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Streblus pendulinus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pseudomorus brunoniana (Endl.) Bureau | |
Streblus pendulinus, commonly known as Hawai'i roughbush[2] or aʻiaʻi (Hawaiian language), is a species of flowering plant in the mulberry family, Moraceae, that is native to eastern Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. It is usually a small tree or shrub, reaching a height of 12 metres (39 feet) with a trunk diameter of 0.6 m (2 ft). In Hawaii, it inhabits dry, coastal mesic, mixed mesic and wet forests from sea level to an altitude of 1,675 m (5,495 ft).[3]
References
- ↑ "Streblus pendulinus (Endl.) F. Muell". ITIS Standard Reports. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ↑ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Streblus pendulinus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Aʻiaʻi, Hawaiian false-mulberry" (PDF). Common Forest Trees of Hawaii (Native and Introduced). United States Forest Service. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
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