Wikstroemia

Wikstroemia
	ʻĀkia (Wikstroemia monticola)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Thymelaeaceae
Subfamily:	Thymelaeoideae
Genus:	Wikstroemia; Endl. (1833), nom. cons.
Species
	93; see text
Synonyms
	Capura L. (1771); Diplomorpha Meisn. (1841);

Wikstroemia is a genus of 93 species^[1] of flowering shrubs and small trees in the mezereon family, Thymelaeaceae. Hawaiian species are known by the common name ‘ākia.^[2]

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

93 species are accepted.^[1]

Wikstroemia albiflora Yatabe
Wikstroemia alternifolia Batalin
Wikstroemia androsaemifolia Decne.
Wikstroemia angustifolia Hemsl.
Wikstroemia anhuiensis D.C.Zhang & X.P.Zhang
Wikstroemia australis Endl. – Norfolk Island
Wikstroemia baimashanensis S.C.Huang
Wikstroemia bicornuta Hillebr. – alpine false ohelo (Lānaʻi and Maui, Hawaii)^[2]
Wikstroemia bokorensis E.Oguri & Tagane
Wikstroemia bolavenensis Tagane & Soulad.
Wikstroemia brachyantha Merr.
Wikstroemia canescens Meisn.
Wikstroemia capitata Rehder
Wikstroemia capitatoracemosa S.C.Huang
Wikstroemia chamaedaphne (Bunge) Meisn.
Wikstroemia chui Merr.
Wikstroemia cochinchinensis H.H.Pham
Wikstroemia cochlearifolia S.C.Huang
Wikstroemia coriacea Sol. ex Seem.
Wikstroemia delavayi Lecomte
Wikstroemia dolichantha Diels
Wikstroemia elliptica Merr.
Wikstroemia fargesii (Lecomte) Domke
Wikstroemia floribunda Merr.
Wikstroemia forbesii Skottsb. – Molokai false ohelo (Molokaʻi, Hawaii)^[2]
Wikstroemia fragrans W.B.Liao, Q.Fan & J.R.Chen
Wikstroemia fuminensis Y.D.Qi & Yin Z.Wang
Wikstroemia furcata (Hillebr.) Rock – forest false ohelo (Kauaʻi, Hawaii)^[2]
Wikstroemia ganpi (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim.
Wikstroemia gaomushanensis (Zi L.Chen, P.Wang & Y.F.Lu) Y.F.Lu & X.F.Jin
Wikstroemia glabra W.C.Cheng
Wikstroemia gracilis Hemsl.
Wikstroemia guanxianensis Yong H.Zhang, H.Sun & Boufford
Wikstroemia hainanensis Merr.
Wikstroemia hanalei Wawra – lavafield false ohelo (Kauaʻi, Hawaii)^[2]
Wikstroemia haoi Domke
Wikstroemia huidongensis C.Y.Chang
Wikstroemia indica (L.) C.A.Mey. (synonym Wikstroemia linearifolia) – India and southeast Asia to Malesia, Papuasia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands
Wikstroemia jiulongensis Yong H.Zhang, H.Sun & Boufford
Wikstroemia johnplewsii W.L.Wagner & Lorence - Marquesas Islands
Wikstroemia lamatsoensis Hamaya
Wikstroemia lanceolata Merr.
Wikstroemia leptophylla W.W.Sm.
Wikstroemia liangii Merr. & Chun
Wikstroemia lichiangensis W.W.Sm.
Wikstroemia ligustrina Rehder
Wikstroemia linoides Hemsl.
Wikstroemia longifolia Lecomte
Wikstroemia longipaniculata S.C.Huang
Wikstroemia lungtzeensis S.C.Huang
Wikstroemia meyeniana Warb.
Wikstroemia micrantha Hemsl.
Wikstroemia monnula Hance
Wikstroemia mononectaria Hayata
Wikstroemia monticola Skottsb. – ʻĀkia, montane false ohelo (Maui)^[2]
Wikstroemia nutans Champ. ex Benth.
Wikstroemia oahuensis (A.Gray) Rock – Oʻahu false ohelo (Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Maui in Hawaii)^[2]
- Wikstroemia oahuensis var. oahuensis – Oʻahu false ohelo
- Wikstroemia oahuensis var. palustris – Oʻahu false ohelo
Wikstroemia × ohsumiensis Hatus.
Wikstroemia ovata C.A.Mey.
Wikstroemia pachyrachis S.L.Tsai
Wikstroemia pampaninii Rehder
Wikstroemia pauciflora Franch. & Sav.
Wikstroemia paxiana H.J.P.Winkl.
Wikstroemia phillyreifolia A.Gray – Hawaiʻi false ohelo (Island of Hawaiʻi)^[2]
Wikstroemia phymatoglossa Koidz.
Wikstroemia pilosa W.C.Cheng
Wikstroemia poilanei Leandri
Wikstroemia polyantha Merr.
Wikstroemia pseudoretusa Koidz.
Wikstroemia pulcherrima Skottsb. – Kohala false ohelo (Island of Hawaiʻi)^[2]
Wikstroemia raiateensis J.W.Moore
Wikstroemia reginaldi-farreri (Halda) Yin Z.Wang & M.G.Gilbert
Wikstroemia retusa A.Gray
Wikstroemia ridleyi Gamble
Wikstroemia rotundifolia (L.f.) C.A.Mey.
Wikstroemia salicina (H.Lév.) H.Lév. & Blin.
Wikstroemia sandwicensis Meisn. – variableleaf false ohelo (Island of Hawaiʻi)^[2]
Wikstroemia scytophylla Diels
Wikstroemia sikokiana Franch. & Sav.
Wikstroemia sinoparviflora Yin Z.Wang & M.G.Gilbert
†Wikstroemia skottsbergiana Sparre – Skottsberg's false ohelo (Kauaʻi, Hawaii)^[2]
Wikstroemia stenophylla E.Pritz.
Wikstroemia subcyclolepidota L.P.Liu & Y.S.Lian
Wikstroemia subspicata (Meisn.) Meisn.
Wikstroemia taiwanensis C.E.Chang
Wikstroemia techinensis S.C.Huang
Wikstroemia tenuiramis Miq.
Wikstroemia trichotoma (Thunb.) Makino
Wikstroemia uva-ursi A.Gray – hillside false ohelo (Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, and Maui in Hawaii)^[2]
- Wikstroemia uva-ursi var. kauaiensis – false ohelo
- Wikstroemia uva-ursi var. uva-ursi – hillside false ohelo
Wikstroemia vaccinium (H.Lév.) Rehder
Wikstroemia venosa Merr. & L.M.Perry
Wikstroemia villosa Hillebr. – hairy false ohelo (Maui, Hawaii)^[2]
Wikstroemia yakushimensis (Makino) Nakai ex Masam.
Wikstroemia zhejiangensis Y.F.Lu, Z.H.Chen & X.F.Jin

Formerly placed here

Gordonia fruticosa (Schrad.) H.Keng (as Wikstroemia fruticosa Schrad.)
Rhamnoneuron balansae (Maury) Gilg (as Wikstroemia balansae Maury)

Media related to Wikstroemia at Wikimedia Commons

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Wikstroemia Endl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "ʻakia, kauhi, ʻakia manolo". Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-11-23.

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[powo-1] "Wikstroemia Endl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[Bishop-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "ʻakia, kauhi, ʻakia manolo". Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-11-23.

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