Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_psychotria_hexandra
Psychotria hexandra
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About Psychotria hexandra
Psychotria hexandra (Psychotria hexandra) is a tree; shrub recorded on Kauaʻi. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Kauaʻi evidence
Accepted status, Kauaʻi occurrence, nativity, growth form, and names were audited against the 2026 Smithsonian checklist and linked habit source. Scientific synonyms: Psychotria hexandra var. hirta Wawra; Psychotria hexandra var. kealiae Fosberg; Psychotria hexandra f. waialuana Fosberg; Psychotria hirta (Wawra) A. Heller; Psychotria hirtula Skottsb.; Psychotria hexandra f. forbesii Fosberg; Psychotria hexandra f. hosakana Fosberg; Psychotria hexandra var. hosakana Fosberg; Psychotria hexandra var. rockii Fosberg; Psychotria hexandra var. st.-johnii Fosberg.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Psychotria hexandra
- Other names
- Psychotria hexandra · Psychotria hexandra var. hirta Wawra · Psychotria hexandra var. kealiae Fosberg · Psychotria hexandra f. waialuana Fosberg · Psychotria hirta (Wawra) A. Heller · Psychotria hirtula Skottsb. · Psychotria hexandra f. forbesii Fosberg · Psychotria hexandra f. hosakana Fosberg · Psychotria hexandra var. hosakana Fosberg · Psychotria hexandra var. rockii Fosberg · Psychotria hexandra var. st.-johnii Fosberg
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Smithsonian checklist assessment: Apparently Secure; Rare; U.S. status: No Status; Endangered
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-05
- Evidence limits
- Island-level occurrence is retained; finer locality is intentionally withheld
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Mesic forest · Wet forest
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, nutrients, and suitable habitat substrate
- Reproduction
- Viable flowers or seed and suitable establishment conditions; species-specific reproductive review remains open
- Shelter
- Suitable native vegetation structure and substrate
- Growth form
- Tree; Shrub
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Species-specific threat review pending; no fine-location evidence is published in this card
- Conservation actions
- Protect native habitat and verify species-specific actions against current conservation sources
- Monitoring
- Taxonomic identity, population condition, recruitment, and locally documented pressures; exact locations withheld
- Data gaps
- Species-specific ecology and threat citations · Reproductive phenology · Fine-scale habitat information intentionally not published
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- Psychotria hexandra (Psychotria hexandra) is a tree; shrub recorded on Kauaʻi. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.