Broussaisia

Staminate (male) flowers

Broussaisia arguta, the kanawao, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Hydrangea family, Hydrangeaceae, that is endemic to [[Hawaii|HawaiTemplate:Okinai]]. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Broussaisia.<ref name="CFTH">Template:Cite journal</ref>

Kanawao is a widespread species occurring in mesic and wet forests on all of the main Hawaiian Islands. It is a dioecious, evergreen plant that either grows as a Template:Convert shrub or a Template:Convert tree. The obovate leaves are Template:Convert long and Template:Convert wide with finely serrated margins.<ref name="CFTH" />

Relationship to other Organisms

The Orthotylus broussaisia (O. broussaisiae) from Kauai feeds on Broussaisia arguta. Although there has been extensive research on Broussaisia arguta, only the Orthotylus broussaisiae species has been found feeding on it.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

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