Sophora howinsula (W. R. B. Oliv.) P. S. Green

Description: English: This is a close view of flowers from the herbarium specimen of the Lord Howe Island endemic tree Sophora howinsula (Fabaceae) shown in the adjacent image. Collection info is as follows: "Game 69/103. A small tree about three metres high but seen much larger. Flowers bright yellow, falling about the same time as new leaves appear (August). Ripe seed from previous year present at flowering. In a clearing on the top of Transit Hill, Lord Howe Island, August 14th 1969". The species is found mainly at lower elevations in forest on the Island, but some populations are in the Erskine Vally and on Mount Gower. It is closely related to the Hawaiian Mamane (Sophora chrysophylla) and about eight other species endemic to other island groups. Together they are placed in the sub-genus Edwardsia. Date: 7 October 2014, 09:24:09. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47945928@N02/15668379068/. Author: John Game.

Warning The original file is very high-resolution. It might not load properly or could cause your browser to freeze when opened at full size. To avoid these issues, use the ZoomViewer. : Open in ZoomViewer. Description: English: This is a scan of a herbarium specimen of the Lord Howe Island endemic tree Sophora howinsula (Fabaceae). Collection info is as follows: "Game 69/103. A small tree about three metres high but seen much larger. Flowers bright yellow, falling about the same time as new leaves appear (August). Ripe seed from previous year present at flowering. In a clearing on the top of Transit Hill, Lord Howe Island, August 14th 1969". The species is found mainly at lower elevations in forest on the Island, but some populations are in the Erskine Vally and on Mount Gower. It is closely related to the Hawaiian Mamane (Sophora chrysophylla) and about eight other species endemic to other island groups. Together they are placed in the sub-genus Edwardsia. Date: 7 October 2014, 10:30:48. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47945928@N02/15670100517/. Author: John Game.

Description: Sophora howinsula (Lord Howe kowhai), in cultivation in Berkeley. This Lord Howe Island endemic tree is related to the Hawaiian Mamane (Sophora chrysophylla) and other insular endemics in the Edwardsia section of Sophora (Fabaceae). This one grew from a seed from Lord Howe Island and flowers in a tub in my yard most years in January/February. Date: 8 February 2010, 13:43. Source: Sophora howinsula in cultivation in Berkeley. Author: John Game . . Description: British photographer. Work period: after 1965. Work location: United States, Australia, Polynesia, Fiji, United Kingdom, Switzerland. John Game from Berkeley, United States.

This Lord Howe Island endemic tree is related to the Hawaiian Mamane (Sophora chrysophylla) and other insular endemics in the Edwardsia section of Sophora (Fabaceae). This one grew from a seed from Lord Howe Island and flowers in a tub in my yard most years in January/February. Image I10-5843