Nothocestrum
Encyclopedia
Nothocestrum is a genus of flowering plant
s in the nightshade
family, Solanaceae
. It contains four species of large shrub
s or small tree
s that are endemic to Hawaii
, where they are known as aiea.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the nightshade
Solanum
Solanum, the nightshades, horsenettles and relatives, is a large and diverse genus of annual and perennial plants. They grow as forbs, vines, subshrubs, shrubs, and small trees, and often have attractive fruit and flowers. Many formerly independent genera like Lycopersicon or Cyphomandra are...
family, Solanaceae
Solanaceae
Solanaceae are a family of flowering plants that include a number of important agricultural crops as well as many toxic plants. The name of the family comes from the Latin Solanum "the nightshade plant", but the further etymology of that word is unclear...
. It contains four species of large shrub
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
s or small tree
Tree
A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...
s that are endemic to Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, where they are known as aiea.
Species
- Nothocestrum breviflorumNothocestrum breviflorumNothocestrum breviflorum, commonly known as Smallflower Aiea, is a species of tree in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, that is endemic to the island of Hawaii. It inhabits dry and mixed mesic forests at elevations of...
A.GrayAsa Gray-References:*Asa Gray. Dictionary of American Biography. American Council of Learned Societies, 1928–1936.*Asa Gray. Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd ed. 17 Vols. Gale Research, 1998.*Asa Gray. Plant Sciences. 4 vols. Macmillan Reference USA, 2001....
– Smallflower aiea (island of HawaiiHawaii (island)The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island , is a volcanic island in the North Pacific Ocean...
) - Nothocestrum latifoliumNothocestrum latifoliumNothocestrum latifolium, commonly known as Broadleaf aiea, is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It can be found in dry and mesic forests at elevations of on the islands of Maui, Molokai, Lānai, Oahu, and Kauai. Broadleaf aiea is...
A.Gray – Broadleaf aiea (MauiMauiThe island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is part of the state of Hawaii and is the largest of Maui County's four islands, bigger than Lānai, Kahoolawe, and Molokai. In 2010, Maui had a population of 144,444,...
, MolokaiMolokaiMolokai or Molokai is an island in the Hawaiian archipelago. It is 38 by 10 miles in size with a land area of , making it the fifth largest of the main Hawaiian Islands and the 27th largest island in the United States. It lies east of Oahu across the 25-mile wide Kaiwi Channel and north of...
, LānaiLanaiLānai or Lanai is the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is also known as the Pineapple Island because of its past as an island-wide pineapple plantation. The only town is Lānai City, a small settlement....
, OahuOahuOahu or Oahu , known as "The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous of the islands in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state capital Honolulu is located on the southeast coast...
, KauaiKauaiKauai or Kauai, known as Tauai in the ancient Kaua'i dialect, is geologically the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands. With an area of , it is the fourth largest of the main islands in the Hawaiian archipelago, and the 21st largest island in the United States. Known also as the "Garden Isle",...
) - Nothocestrum longifoliumNothocestrum longifoliumLongleaf aiea is a species of tree in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It can be found in mesic and wet forests at elevations of on the islands of Maui, Molokai, Lānai, Oahu, Kauai. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre...
A.Gray – Longleaf aiea (island of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Lānai, Oahu, Kauai) - Nothocestrum peltatumNothocestrum peltatumOahu aiea is a species of is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, that is endemic to the island of Kauai in Hawaii. It can be found in mesic forests at elevations of . There are only about 23 individuals remaining.Oahu aiea is threatened by habitat loss...
Skottsb.Carl SkottsbergCarl Johan Fredrik Skottsberg was a Swedish botanist and explorer of Antarctica.Skottsberg was born in Karlshamn, began his academic studies at Uppsala University in 1898 and received his doctorate and a docentship there in 1907...
– Oahu aiea (Kauai)