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[[File:Pulelehua Shelter Flap.jpg|alt=Caterpillar|thumb|Remnants of a [[Kamehameha butterfly]] (pulelehua) Hook on ʻakolea]] |
[[File:Pulelehua Shelter Flap.jpg|alt=Caterpillar|thumb|Remnants of a [[Kamehameha butterfly]] (pulelehua) Hook on ʻakolea]] |
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[[Kamehameha butterfly]] chew away this flap to then hide inside the leaf from mostly non-native predators, like ants.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How to Identify - Kamehameha butterfly |url=https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/pulelehua/How-to-Identify/Kamehameha-Butterfly |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Boehmeria grandis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Urticaceae |
Genus: | Boehmeria |
Species: | B. grandis
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Binomial name | |
Boehmeria grandis (Hook. & Arn.) A.Heller
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Boehmeria grandis, commonly called ʻakolea, is a flowering species of the Urticaceae family that's endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.[2] ʻakolea can be found in mesic to wet forests across Hawaiʻi along streams, on ridges, and valley floors. Multiple sources have cited observations in Makaua Gulch on Oʻahu.[3]
Most similarily, ʻakolea can look like and be confused with its endemic counterpart Māmaki (Pipturus albidus) of the same family.[4] However, differences in ʻakolea's appearance come from its exerted stamens, the tightly grouped seeds on the branches of Māmaki, and subtle differences in the leaves of both that can be difficult to notice.
Ecosystem Services
ʻakolea is one of the four endemic host plants for the Pulelehua (Vanessa tameamea), meaning the Pulelehua butterflies and caterpillars will only reproduce where these host plants are found.[5] Others Pulelehua host plants include Māmaki, Olonā (Touchardia latifolia), and Ōpuhe (Urera glabra) and (U. kaalae).[5]
References
- ^ "Boehmeria grandis (Hook. & Arn.) A.Heller | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Plants of Hawai'i | Bishop Museum". plantsofhawaii.org. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Hawaiian Native Plants, UH Botany". www.botany.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ^ "Native Plants Hawaii - Viewing Plant : Pipturus albidus". nativeplants.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Host Plants". cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-11.