Gouania vitifolia
Description:
Oahu chewstickRhamnaceae (Buckthorn family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu, West Maui, Hawaii Island)IUCN: Critically EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)Fruit (Capsules): 2 or 3 winged, rarely 4 (pictured at bottom); 2.5-3 mm wide, 9-10 mm longSeeds: usually 2 or 3, rarely 4.www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4832061569/www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4740376911/EtymologyThe genus Gouania is named for Antoine Gouan (1733-1821), a professor and naturalist at Mountpellier, France.The specific epithet vitifolia means "grape-like foliage," named for its grape-like foliage and spiraled "watch spring" tendrils.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Gouania_vitifolia
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida (green plants)
- Streptophyta
- Embryophytes
- Tracheophyta (ferns)
- Spermatophytes (seed plants)
- Angiosperms (Dicotyledons)
- Eudicots
- Superrosids
- Rosids
- Rosales ("Order: Roses, Figs, Nettles & relatives")
- Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
- Gouania (chewstick)
- Gouania vitifolia (Oahu Chewstick)
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