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Longleaf isodendrion

Isodendrion longifolium

Also called Aupaka

Longleaf isodendrion
Photo: TUBS, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Violaceae (Violet family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Hawaiian Is. (Kaua‘i, Oʻahu)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Isodendrion longifolium is a rare species of flowering plant in the violet family known by the common names longleaf isodendrion and aupaka. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known from fewer than 1000 individuals on the islands of Kauai and Oahu. It is a federally listed threatened species of the United States.

This is a shrub growing 0.6 to 2 meters tall. It has lance-shaped, leathery leaves up to 30 centimeters long and produces fragrant purple flowers.

Other Isodendrion plants

Cindercone isodendrion · Rockcliff isodendrion · Wahine noho kula · Isodendrion

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Isodendrion longifolium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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