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Akia (Wikstroemia uva-ursi)

Akia (Wikstroemia uva-ursi)

This is Akia on the island of Kauai.

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Definition/Function:

KINGDOM: Plantae /Angiosperms /Eudicots /Rosids ORDER: Malvales FAMILY: Thymelaeaceae GENUS: Wikstroemia SPECIES: uva-ursi

Significance in the Environment:

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References:

Faegri, Knut and Johs Iversen, TEXTBOOK OF POLLEN ANALYSIS, Hafner Publishing Company, 1964.

Kapp, Ronald O., HOW TO KNOW POLLEN AND SPORES, Wm. C. Brown Company, 1969.

Moore, P.D., J. A. Webb, and M. E. Collinson, POLLEN ANALYSIS, Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1991