Antidesma platyphyllum
| Hame | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Antidesma |
| Species: | A. platyphyllum |
| Binomial name | |
| Antidesma platyphyllum H.Mann, 1867[1] | |
Antidesma platyphyllum is a species of flowering tree in the leafflower family, Phyllanthaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. Common names include Hame, Haʻa, Mehame, Hamehame, Mehamehame, and Haʻāmaile.[2] It inhabits coastal mesic forests, mixed mesic forests, wet forests, and bogs at elevations of 150–1,525 m (492–5,003 ft) on all main islands.[3]
References
- ↑ "Antidesma platyphyllum H. Mann". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-08-28. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ↑ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Hame" (PDF). United States Forest Service.
- ↑ "hame, haa, haamaile, hamehame, mehamehame". Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
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