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Nothocestrum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Solanaceae

Tribe
  
Physaleae

Scientific name
  
Nothocestrum

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Solanales

Subfamily
  
Solanoideae

Subtribe
  
Withaninae

Higher classification
  
Nightshade

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Lower classifications
  
Nothocestrum latifolium, Nothocestrum breviflorum, Nothocestrum peltatum, Nothocestrum longifolium

Nothocestrum is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. It contains four species of large shrubs or small trees that are endemic to Hawaii, where they are known as ʻaiea.

Nothocestrum FileNothocestrum breviflorum 4741001594jpg Wikimedia Commons

Species

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  • Nothocestrum breviflorum A.Gray – Smallflower ʻaiea (island of Hawaiʻi)
  • Nothocestrum latifolium A.Gray – Broadleaf ʻaiea (Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Oʻahu, Kauaʻi)
  • Nothocestrum longifolium A.Gray – Longleaf ʻaiea (island of Hawaiʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Oʻahu, Kauaʻi)
  • Nothocestrum peltatum Skottsb. – Oʻahu ʻaiea (Kauaʻi)

    • Nothocestrum FileNothocestrum breviflorum 4741004170jpg Wikimedia Commons

    Nothocestrum Aiea photo Nothocestrum latifolium G67398 ARKive

    Nothocestrum FileNothocestrum breviflorum 4740368749jpg Wikimedia Commons

    Nothocestrum Nothocestrum latifolium A Gray broadleaf aiea

    References

    Nothocestrum Wikipedia
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