Rubus macraei
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Subgenus: | R.subg.Idaeobatus |
| Species: | R. macraei
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Rubus macraei,commonly known asʻĀkalakala,is a species ofRubusthat isendemictoHawaii.Although superficially similar to the other Hawaiian species,Rubus hawaiensis,sequence differences of the chloroplast genendhFindicate that they are derived from separate colonization events of Hawaii.[2]These data indicate thatR. macraeiis more distantly related to both Asian and North American species of subgenusIdaeobatusthanR. hawaiensis.R. macraeiusually has a creeping rather than erect or sprawling habit. It inhabitswet forests,bogs,andsubalpine shrublandsat elevations of 1,610–2,080 m (5,280–6,820 ft) onthe Big IslandandEast Maui.[3]
References
[edit]- ^"Rubus macraei".Germplasm Resources Information Network.Agricultural Research Service,United States Department of Agriculture.Retrieved2010-06-28.
- ^Howarth, Dianella (1997). "Phylogeny of Rubus subgenus Idaeobatus (Rosaceae) and its implications toward colonization of the Hawaiian islands".Systematic Botany.22(3): 433–441.doi:10.2307/2419819.JSTOR2419819.
- ^"ʻakala, ʻakalakala, kala".Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database.Bernice P. Bishop Museum.Retrieved2011-12-29.
External links
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