Bobea elatior (`ahakea) complex. Left to right: types 1 to 5. Adult leaves, upper leaf surfaces. All from a single area inland of Waialua, Wai`anae Mountains, O`ahu.
Bobea elatior complex (including B. brevipes A Gray, B. elatior Gaudichaud, and B. mannii Hillebrand)
Hawaiian names: `ahakea
Family: Rubiaceae - the coffee family
The genus Bobea is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The B. elatior complex has been recorded from Kaua`i, O`ahu (Wai`anae Mountains and Ko`olau Mountains), East Moloka`i, Lāna`i, Maui (West and East Maui), and the island of Hawai`i.
Bobea elatior (`ahakea) complex. Left to right: types 1 to 5. Adult leaves, upper leaf surfaces. All from a single area inland of Waialua, Wai`anae Mountains, O`ahu.
Bobea elatior complex (including B. brevipes A Gray, B. elatior Gaudichaud, and B. mannii Hillebrand)
Hawaiian names: `ahakea
Family: Rubiaceae - the coffee family
The genus Bobea is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The B. elatior complex has been recorded from Kaua`i, O`ahu (Wai`anae Mountains and Ko`olau Mountains), East Moloka`i, Lāna`i, Maui (West and East Maui), and the island of Hawai`i.