Gouania vitifolia A.Gray (1854:283)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Gouania bishopii Hillebr. in Fl. Hawaiian Isl.: 83 (1888); Gouania hawaiiensis H.St.John in Pacific Sci. 23: 534 (1969)
Conservation Status
Rediscovered on 16 December 1990 by Joel Lau (Herbarium Pacificum Staff, 1996:6)
Distribution
Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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Wagner, W., Herbst, D. and Sohmer, S. (1990). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'I 1-2: 1-1853 [incl. 1097]. University of Hawaii Press.