Antidesma platyphyllum — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Phyllanthaceae/Antidesma

At a glance

Occurrence records241

Data sources7

Biological traits29

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Antidesma platyphyllum's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility241 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources29 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF241 records

01Narrative

Antidesma platyphyllum is a species of flowering tree in the leafflower family, Phyllanthaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. Common names include hame, haā, mehame, hamehame, mēhamehame, and haāmaile. It inhabits coastal mesic forests, mixed mesic forests, wet forests, and bogs at elevations of 150 – on all main islands.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology11

Fruit length max12 mm

Fruit length min9 mm

Fruit width max8 mm

Fruit width min3 mm

Leaf length max140 mm

Leaf length min80 mm

Leaf width max100 mm

Leaf width min40 mm

Plant height10 m

Plant height max10 m

Plant height min4 m

Life cycle & reproduction5

Deciduousnessevergreen

Life formtree

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Self fertilizationabsent

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment5

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formtree

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry7

Leaf C:N ratio20.88 g/g

Leaf c449 mg/g

Leaf n21.5 mg/g

Leaf p1.3 mg/g

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)12.02 mm²/mg

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type241 records

Wild obs. + sensor179

Museum / vouchered62

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO804 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

>10 km 178

178 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor179

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy32% within 1 km

≤1 km 6≤10 km 13

19 georeferenced · 43 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence62

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions9 of 15 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
BISHlocation not on record	19
Honolulu, US	11
Vancouver, CA	6
Bronx, US	6
Madison, US	6
Claremont, US	3
Wellington, NZ	2
CASlocation not on record	1
CJBGlocation not on record	1
HAWlocation not on record	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record	1
Saint Louis, US	1
Angwin, US	1
Fort Worth, US	1

15 institutions · 61 of 62 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code