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Senna gaudichaudii (Gaudichaud's senna; Solomon In All His Glory; Pooratu-uma; Kolomona; Heuhiuhi)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Senna gaudichaudii, known as Gaudichaud's senna and as heuhiuhi in Hawaiian, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to Queensland, Australia and the Pacific Islands. It is a shrub, reaching a height of 0.5–4 m (1.6–13.1 ft). In Hawaii, heuhiuhi inhabits low shrublands, dry forests, coastal mesic forests and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 5–920 m (16–3,018 ft) on most main islands.
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Attributes

Air Quality Improvement [1]  None
Allergen Potential [1]  Medium
Carbon Capture [1]  Low
Shade Percentage [1]  80 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Low
Wind Reduction [1]  Medium-Low
Flower Color [2]  White
Foliage Color [2]  Green
Fruit Color [2]  Brown
Frost Free Days [2]  1 year
Hazards [2]  Slight Toxicity
Leaf Type [2]  Deciduous
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Root Depth [2]  12 inches (30 cm)
Seed Vigor [2]  High
Structure [3]  Shrub
Flower Conspicuous [2]  Yes
Height [1]  20 feet (6.2 m)
Width [1]  21 feet (6.3 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 11 Low Temperature: 40 F° (4.4 C°) → 50 F° (10 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 11 Low Temperature: 40 F° (4.4 C°) → 50 F° (10 C°)
Soil Acidity [2]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [2]  Intermediate
Water Use [1]  Low

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 177278 Hawaii, United States

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database.
2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0