Hillebrandia

Hillebrandia

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Hillebrandia
Oliv.
Species:
H. sandwicensis
Binomial name
Hillebrandia sandwicensis

Hillebrandia sandwicensis is a species of a herbaceous perennial flowering plant native to some of the Hawaiian Islands. Common names include ʻakaʻakaʻawa[1] and pua maka nui.[2] The genus name honors the German physician William Hillebrand.[3]

  1. ^ "CalPhotos". University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  2. ^ "Hawaiian Islands Plants: Updates November 29, 1999 - Listed and Candidate Species, as designated under the U.S. Endangered Species Act" (PDF). Fish and Wildlife Service. 1999-11-29. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  3. ^ Clement, Wendy L.; Tebbitt, Mark C.; Forrest, Laura L.; Blair, Jaime E.; Brouillet, Luc; Eriksson, Torsten; Swenson, Susan M. (2004). "Phylogenetic position and biogeography of Hillebrandia sandwicensis (Begoniaceae): a rare Hawaiian relict". American Journal of Botany. 91 (6): 905–17. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.6.905. PMID 21653447.