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2025-010
Imada, C.T., Faccenda, K., Thomas, M.K., Gallaher, T., Oppenhemier, H., Kennedy, B. & Kalei, A. (eds.) Hawaiian native & naturalized vascular plants checklist (2025 update). 780 pp. [published online 6 November 2025]p. 41Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. var . purpurea [‘auhola, ‘auhuhu, hola] Naturalized 1 Dicot Malvaceae Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa [milo, portia tree] Naturalized 1 Monocot Zingiberaceae Zingiber zerumbet
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2014-001
Biological survey on a 10-acre parcel and adjacent areas, proposed land acquisition, Kahuluui, Maui, HawaiiPreston, D. & Imada, C. · Final report prepared for EKNA Services, Inc., Honolulu. 44 pp.
p. 9grass (Sporobolus virginicus). Other occasional native elements include the tree milo (Thespesia populnea), the shrub ‘ ā weoweo (Chenopodium oahuense), and the herbs ‘ ā kulikuli (Sesuvium portulacastrum
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Read52 pp.2013
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Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1994–2013: IndexEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 117
p. 49pubinerve, 64: 9; 113: 49 thevetia peruviana, 69: 17; 96: 2; 110: 5 thespesia populnea, 96: 27 thevetia peruviana, 96: 2 thunbergia alata, 73: 4; 107: 61 fragrans
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Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2007Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. · Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 100, 55 pp.
p. 28Läna‘i trees are scattered along the windward, eastern shore amongst Prosopis and Thespesia, but is less abundant. Seedlings are sometimes observed near cul- tivated plants at Mänele
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Read60 pp.2008
2008-004
Inventory of seabirds, plants, and arthropods on twenty offshore islets in the main Hawaiian IslandsEijzenga, H. & Preston, D.J. · Bishop Museum Technical Report 43, 201 pp.
p. 52primarily on the south side of the islet and around landing area; flowering. Thespesia populnea ( milo ), ind. Rare, a few trees near the landing on the northwest part
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Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2007: VolumeEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 100
p. 28Läna‘i trees are scattered along the windward, eastern shore amongst Prosopis and Thespesia, but is less abundant. Seedlings are sometimes observed near cul- tivated plants at Mänele
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2007-015
Monitoring for terrestrial arthropods (insects and relatives) within the Kahului Airport environs, Maui, Hawai`i, Phase II. Final report prepared for E.kHowarth, F.G. & Preston, D.J. · Noda & Associates, Honolulu. 108 pp.
p. 32July 2006 Night 20º54’16”N 156º26’16”W Wetland dominated by Bacopa Thespesia populnea KA-0022 18 July 2006 Day 20º54’40”N 156º25’34”W Leucaena
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2007-013
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2006. Part 2: notesEvenhuis, N.L. and Eldredge, L.G. (editors) · Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 96, 73 pp.
p. 29Pöhakupili, 70 m, locally common in pastures, 8 Dec 2006, Oppenheimer H120619 . Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa New island record Possibly indigenous or a Polynesian introduction, probably
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Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2006: NotesEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 96
p. 29Pöhakupili, 70 m, locally common in pastures, 8 Dec 2006, Oppenheimer H120619 . Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa New island record Possibly indigenous or a Polynesian introduction, probably
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey
Read78 pp.2003
2003-013
Kane‘ohe Bay, O‘ahu stream estuary studyEnglund, R.A., D.J. Preston & K.T. Arakaki · Final report. Prepared for Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources, Honolulu.
p. 19area, backed by California grass and a mix of hau, American mangrove, milo (Thespesia populnea), and false kamani (Terminalia catappa). These are covered with the vines maile pilau
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Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2001: -02: ArticlesEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 73
p. 6West Maui. Material examined : MOLOKA‘I: Waialua, 3m, roadside weed w/ Asystasia , Thespesia , Terminalia , and Paspalum fimbriatum , 18 Nov 2001, Oppenheimer H110137 . MAUI: West Maui, Lahaina Dist
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey
Read56 pp.2000
2000-021
Survey of invasive or potentially invasive cultivated plants in Hawai‘iStaples, G.W., D. Herbst & C.T. Imada · Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 65: 35 p.
p. 26Malvaceae Abutilon grandifolium U Hibiscus mutabilis U Malvaviscus arboreus U Pavonia hastata U Thespesia populnea A naturalizes readily in coastal sites Urena lobata M adhesion by spines
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Read33 pp.2000
2000-002
Nonindigenous freshwater and estuarine species introductions and their potential to affect sportfishing in the lower stream and estuarine resions of the south and west shores of Oahu, HawaiiEnglund, R.A., K. Arakaki, D.J. Preston, S.L. Coles & L.G. Eldredge · Final report to Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources. Bishop Museum Technical Report 17: viii + 121 p.
p. 32mangroves and pickleweed, with lesser amounts of beach naupaka, kiawe, and milo ( Thespesia populnea ). Substrate at this marine station consisted of sand and reef rubble, and salinities ranged
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Read133 pp.2000
2000-001
Biodiversity of freshwater and estuarine communities in lower Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii with observations on introduced speciesEnglund, R.A., D.J. Preston, R. Wolff, S.L. Coles, L.G. Eldredge & K. Arakaki · Final Report prepapred for the U.S. Navy. Bishop Museum Technical Report 16: x + 167 pp.
p. 25Mangroves, pickleweed, and Pluchea indica and Pluchea carolinensis dominated the shoreline areas. Milo ( Thespesia populnea ), a possibly indigenous plant or Polynesian introduction (Wagner et al. 1990), was also
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