| Dubautia arborea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Dubautia |
| Species: | D. arborea |
| Binomial name | |
| Dubautia arborea (A.Gray) D.D.Keck | |
Dubautia arborea, the tree dubautia[1] or Mauna Kea dubautia,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. A member of the silversword alliance, it is endemic to the island of Hawaiʻi. It is a shrub or small tree. It is an endangered species that is threatened by feral grazing animals.[1]
Description
Dubautia arborea is one of the larger Dubautia, growing up to 6 m tall and 4 m across. It most often resembles a large shrub. It produces yellow flowers, with flowering mostly occurring July–December.[3]
Habitat and distribution
Dubautia arborea grows at high elevations (2,125–3,100 m) on Mauna Kea and Hualalai, inhabiting subalpine dry forests dominated by māmane, high elevation shrublands, and the alpine stone desert above the tree line.
References
- 1 2 3 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Dubautia arborea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T30770A9577225. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30770A9577225.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Dubautia arborea. USDA PLANTS.
- ↑ "Hawaiian silversword alliance, UH Botany". www.botany.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
External links
Media related to Dubautia arborea at Wikimedia Commons
- IUCN Red List of All Threatened Species.
- Dubautia arborea. Hawaiian Asteraceae Systematics.
- NatureServe. 2015. Dubautia arborea. NatureServe Explorer. Version 7.1. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Accessed September 16, 2015.