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ʻAhakea lau liʻi
Bobea brevipes
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About ʻAhakea lau liʻi
ʻAhakea lau liʻi (Bobea brevipes) is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and recorded on Kauaʻi. Tree to 10 m tall with coarse spreading to appressed hairs on the young branch tips.
Kauaʻi evidence
Accepted status, Kauaʻi occurrence, nativity, growth form, and names were audited against the 2026 Smithsonian checklist and linked habit source. Scientific synonyms: Bobea elatior var. brevipes (A. Gray) Hillebr.; Bobea mannii Hillebr..
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Bobea brevipes
- Hawaiian names
- ʻahakea · ʻahakea lau liʻi · ʻakupa
- Other names
- Bobea brevipes · ʻahakea · ʻAhakea lau liʻi · ʻakupa · Bobea elatior var. brevipes (A. Gray) Hillebr. · Bobea mannii Hillebr.
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Smithsonian checklist assessment: Apparently Secure; U.S. status: No Status
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-05
- Evidence limits
- Island-level occurrence is retained; finer locality is intentionally withheld
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Mesic native forest · Wet native forest
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, nutrients, and suitable native-forest 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
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
- ʻAhakea lau liʻi (Bobea brevipes) is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and recorded on Kauaʻi. Tree to 10 m tall with coarse spreading to appressed hairs on the young branch tips.