Rubus macraei
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Rubus |
| Subgenus: | Rubus subg. Idaeobatus |
| Species: | R. macraei
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Rubus macraei, commonly known as ʻĀkalakala, is a species of Rubus that is endemic to Hawaii.
Taxonomy
[edit]Although superficially similar to the other Hawaiian species, Rubus hawaiensis, sequence differences of the chloroplast gene ndhF indicate that they are derived from separate colonization events of Hawaii.[3] These data indicate that R. macraei is more distantly related to both Asian and North American species of subgenus Idaeobatus than R. hawaiensis. R. macraei usually has a creeping rather than erect or sprawling habit.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It inhabits wet forests, bogs, and subalpine shrublands at elevations of 1,610–2,080 m (5,280–6,820 ft) on the Big Island and East Maui.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- ^ "Rubus macraei". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ Howarth, Dianella (1997). "Phylogeny of Rubus subgenus Idaeobatus (Rosaceae) and its implications toward colonization of the Hawaiian islands". Systematic Botany. 22 (3): 433–441. Bibcode:1997SysBo..22..433H. doi:10.2307/2419819. JSTOR 2419819.
- ^ "ʻakala, ʻakalakala, kala". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
External links
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Media related to Rubus macraei at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Rubus macraei at Wikispecies- Hawaiian Native Plant Genera - Rubus Photographs of R. macraei.
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