Wikstroemia

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Wikstroemia
Species: W. albiflora – W. alternifolia – W. androsaemifolia – W. angustifolia – W. anhuiensis – W. australis – W. baimashanensis – W. bicornuta – W. bokorensis – W. brachyantha – W. canescens – W. capitata – W. capitatoracemosa – W. chamaedaphne – W. chui – W. cochlearifolia – W. coriacea – W. delavayi – W. dolichantha – W. elliptica – W. fargesii – W. floribunda – W. forbesii – W. fuminensis – W. furcata – W. ganpi – W. glabra – W. gracilis – W. guanxianensis – W. hainanensis – W. hanalei – W. haoi – W. huidongensis – W. indica – W. jiulongensis – W. johnplewsii – W. kudoi – W. lamatsoensis – W. lanceolata – W. leptophylla – W. liangii – W. lichiangensis – W. ligustrina – W. linoides – W. longifolia – W. longipaniculata – W. lungtzeensis – W. meyeniana – W. micrantha – W. monnula – W. mononectaria – W. monticola – W. nutans – W. oahuensis – W. ovata – W. pachyrachis – W. pampaninii – W. pauciflora – W. paxiana – W. phillyreifolia – W. phymatoglossa – W. pilosa – W. poilanei – W. polyantha – W. pseudoretusa – W. pulcherrima – W. raiateensis – W. reginaldi-farreri – W. retusa – W. ridleyi – W. rotundifolia – W. salicina – W. sandwicensis – W. scytophylla – W. sikokiana – W. sinoparviflora – W. skottsbergiana – W. stenophylla – W. subcyclolepidota – W. subspicata – W. taiwanensis – W. techinensis – W. tenuiramis – W. trichotoma – W. uva-ursi – W. vaccinium – W. venosa – W. villosa – W. yakushimensis –
Nothospecies: W. × ohsumiensis
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Wikstroemia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 30. Reference page.

Name

Wikstroemia Endl. (1833)
Synonyms

Homotypic
Daphne sect. Wikstroemia (Endl.) Halda, Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 6(3): 198. 1999.
Daphne subg. Wikstroemia (Endl.) Halda, Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 6(3): 196. 1999.
Wikstroemia sect. Euwikstroemia Meisn. in DC., Prodr. 14(1): 543. 1856, [1].

Heterotypic
Wikstroemia sect. Diplomorpha Meisn., Denkschr. Regensb. Bot. Gesellsch. 3: 289. 1841.

References

Endlicher, S.L. (1833) Prodr. Fl. Norfolk. 47.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Wikstroemia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names
English: false ohelo
日本語: アオガンピ属

Wikstroemia is a genus of 55-70 species of flowering shrubs and small trees in the mezereon family, Thymelaeaceae. Hawaiian species are known by the common name ‘ākia.[1]

Medicinal uses

Wikstroemia indica (Chinese: 了哥王; pinyin: liǎo gē wáng) is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Paper making

The bark fibres of several species of Wikstroemia are used to make paper.

Species

Wikstroemia albiflora
Wikstroemia alternifolia
Wikstroemia angustifolia
Wikstroemia australis Endl. – Norfolk Island
Wikstroemia balansae
Wikstroemia bicornuta Hillebr. – alpine false ohelo (Lānaʻi and Maui, Hawaii)[1]
Wikstroemia chuii
Wikstroemia coriacea Sol. ex Seem.
Wikstroemia elliptica
Wikstroemia forbesii Skottsb. – Molokai false ohelo (Molokaʻi, Hawaii)[1]
Wikstroemia fruticosa
Wikstroemia furcata (Hillebr.) Rock – forest false ohelo (Kauaʻi, Hawaii)[1]
Wikstroemia ganpi
Wikstroemia gracilis
Wikstroemia hainanensis
Wikstroemia hanalei Wawra – lavafield false ohelo (Kauaʻi, Hawaii)[1]
Wikstroemia indica (L.) C.A.Mey. – NT, Qld, NSW, Australia
Wikstroemia johnplewsii - Marquesas Islands
Wikstroemia lanceolata
Wikstroemia liangii
Wikstroemia ligustrina
Wikstroemia linearifolia
Wikstroemia linoides
Wikstroemia longipaniculata
Wikstroemia micrantha
Wikstroemia monnula
Wikstroemia mononectaria
Wikstroemia monticola Skottsb. – ʻĀkia, montane false ohelo (Maui)[1]
Wikstroemia nutans
Wikstroemia oahuensis A.Gray – Oʻahu false ohelo (Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Maui in Hawaii)[1]
Wikstroemia oahuensis var. oahuensis – Oʻahu false ohelo
Wikstroemia oahuensis var. palustris – Oʻahu false ohelo
Wikstroemia ovata
Wikstroemia pampaninii
Wikstroemia parviflora
Wikstroemia pauciflora
Wikstroemia paxiana
Wikstroemia phillyreifolia A.Gray – Hawaiʻi false ohelo (Island of Hawaiʻi)[1]
Wikstroemia polyantha
Wikstroemia pulcherrima Skottsb. – Kohala false ohelo (Island of Hawaiʻi)[1]
Wikstroemia retusa
Wikstroemia ridleyi
Wikstroemia rosmarinifolia
Wikstroemia sandwicensis Meisn. – variableleaf false ohelo (Island of Hawaiʻi)[1]
Wikstroemia scytophylla
Wikstroemia sikokiana
Wikstroemia stenophylla
Wikstroemia trichotoma
Wikstroemia skottsbergiana† Sparre – Skottsberg's false ohelo (Kauaʻi, Hawaii)[1]
Wikstroemia souliei
Wikstroemia taiwanensis
Wikstroemia techinensis
Wikstroemia tenuiramis
Wikstroemia uva-ursi A.Gray – hillside false ohelo (Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, and Maui in Hawaii)[1]
Wikstroemia uva-ursi var. kauaiensis – false ohelo
Wikstroemia uva-ursi var. uva-ursi – hillside false ohelo
Wikstroemia villosa Hillebr. – hairy false ohelo (Maui, Hawaii)[1]

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References

"ʻakia, kauhi, ʻakia manolo". Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-11-23.