Antidesma platyphyllum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Antidesma
Species:
A. platyphyllum
Binomial name
Antidesma platyphyllum
H.Mann, 1867[2]

Antidesma platyphyllum is a species of flowering tree in the leafflower family, Phyllanthaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. Common names include hame, haʻā, mehame, hamehame, mēhamehame, and haʻāmaile.[3] 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.[4]

References

  1. Keir, M. & Sugii, N. (2018). "Angelica atropurpurea". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 208. e.T91150638A91150643. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T91150638A91150643.en.
  2. "Antidesma platyphyllum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  3. Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Hame" (PDF). United States Forest Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "hame, haa, haamaile, hamehame, mehamehame". Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2009-11-18.

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