Sapindus oahuensis
| Sapindus oahuensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Sapindus |
| Species: | S. oahuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sapindus oahuensis Hillebr. ex Radlk.[2] | |
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Sapindus oahuensis is a species of tree in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is limited to Kauaʻi (Waimea Canyon) and Oʻahu (Waiʻanae and Koʻolau Ranges).[4] Its common names include Āulu,[5] Oahu soapberry, alulu, kaulu, and lonomea.[2]
It can be found in dry and moist forest habitat at elevations of 200 to 2000 feet.[4]
Āulu grows up to 18 m (59 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of 0.5 m (1.6 ft). It has alternately arranged, hairless leaves which have simple blades, unlike its congener, the wingless soapberry (S. saponaria), which has compound leaves. The leaves are somewhat thick and green with a yellow midvein. They are up to 15 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a panicle of many greenish yellow, bell-shaped male and female flowers. The fruit is a shiny, leathery berry roughly 2 centimeters long, containing one large black seed.[5]
The seeds were strung and used in leis.[5]
References
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1998. Sapindus oahuensis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 10 August 2013.
- 1 2 "Taxon: Sapindus oahuensis Hillebr. ex Radlk.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1999-11-05. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
- ↑ "Sapindus oahuensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
- 1 2 "Sapindus oahuensis Hillebrand (Sapindaceae)". National Tropical Botanical Gardens. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- 1 2 3 Little, E. L. and R. G. Skolmen. Āulu, Sapindus oahuensis Hillebr. Common Forest Trees of Hawaii (Native and Introduced). Agriculture Handbook no. 679. USDA Forest Service, 1989.
External links
Media related to Sapindus oahuensis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Sapindus oahuensis at Wikispecies- "Sapindus oahuensis". Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.