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”Clermontia hawaiiensis” grows as a small tree, usually a few meters in height but potentially reaching up to |
”Clermontia hawaiiensis” grows as a small tree, usually a few meters in height but potentially reaching up to . It has , white and purple flowers, and orange fruits approximately across.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flora of the Hawaiian Islands – Species Page/ Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution |url=https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/hawaiianflora/speciesdescr.cfm?genus=Clermontia&species=hawaiiensis |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=naturalhistory2.si.edu}}</ref> |
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=== Flower === |
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The flowers grow in an inflorescence grouping of 2-4. They are bisexual and have bilaterally symmetric with the sepals mimicking the shape and texture of the tubular petals. The 5-6. |
The flowers grow in an inflorescence grouping of 2-4. They are bisexual and have bilaterally symmetric with the sepals mimicking the shape and texture of the tubular petals. The 5-6. perianth displays colors of greenish white, purples, and magentas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Plants of Hawai’i {{!}} Bishop Museum |url=https://plantsofhawaii.org/detail/%7B26203F37-1B7E-4E9D-9778-66EA6820D198%7D |access-date=2025-12-11 |website=plantsofhawaii.org}}</ref> |
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produces a compact and bright orange in color fruit with horizontal ridges. The fruits’ endocarp contains an abundance of seeds.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clermontia hawaiiensis |url=https://seedsofhawaii.org/plant/clermontia-hawaiiensis/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=seeds of hawaii}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:30, 11 December 2025
Species of flowering plant
Clermontia hawaiiensis, the ʻŌhā kēpau, is a species of Hawaiian lobelioid endemic to Hawaiʻi island, where it grows in Hawaiian tropical rainforests. Like other Hawaiian lobelioids, it is highly susceptible to damage from invasive grazing mammals such as feral pigs.
Description
Clermontia hawaiiensis grows as a small tree, usually a few meters in height but potentially reaching up to 9 m (30 ft). It has leaves that grow up to 24 cm (9.4 in), white and purple flowers, and orange fruits approximately 30 mm (1.2 in) across.[1]
Flower
The flowers grow in an inflorescence grouping of 2-4. They are bisexual and have bilaterally symmetric with the sepals mimicking the shape and texture of the tubular petals. The 5–6.5 cm (2.0–2.6 in) perianth displays colors of greenish white, purples, and magentas.[2]
Seed and fruit
C. hawaiiensis produces a compact and bright orange in color fruit with horizontal ridges. The fruits’ endocarp contains an abundance of seeds.[3]
Habitat and Distribution
The ʻŌhā kēpau is listed as a vulnerable endemic species to the Hawaiian Islands. Predominately found on the eastern, windward, side of Moku o Keawe, Hawaiʻi Island. Typically it grows in the wet rainforests between elevations of 550-1760m in the Puna and Kaʻu districts. However, Its common in certain portions of the portected Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park in present day. Historically documented as far north as the east slopes of Mauna Kea by the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Musesum.[4]
Distribution
Natural distribution and natural genetic variation are not currently fully known. The symbiotic relationships between the endemic long, curved, beak Hawaiian Honeycreepers and the ʻŌhā kēpau has been impacted by many of the native birds’ extinction. Furthermore, like other Hawaiian labelloids, they are also highly susceptible to damage from invasive grazing mammals, like the feral pig.[5]
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