- A
kīpuka is an area of land
surrounded by one or more
younger lava flows. A
kīpuka forms when lava
flows on
either side of a hill, ridge, or
older lava...
- form.
Another Hawaiian English term
derived from the
Hawaiian language, a
kīpuka denotes an
elevated area such as a hill,
ridge or old lava dome
inside or...
- dry to
mesic habitats.
Although abundant in
certain locations, such as
Kīpuka Puaulu, it has a
relatively restricted distribution compared to the related...
- also
common at
lower levels on the mountain. A po****r site is
Kīpuka Puʻu Huluhulu, a
kīpuka on
Mauna Kea's
flank that
formed when lava
flows isolated the...
- is
Hawaiian for
hairy hill (puʻu=hill and huluhulu=hairy). The cone is a
kīpuka,
which is an
older volcanic hill
covered with vegetation,
surrounded by...
- wet
forests on all
major islands as well as some
mesic forests, such as
Kipuka Puaulu.
Cheirodendron ****ianum (Decaisne)
Frodin (Marquesas Islands)...
- with the
common names Zahlbruckner's melicope, Zahlbruckner's pelea, and
kipuka piaula, is a
species of tree in the
family Rutaceae. It is
endemic to the...
-
islands of
habitat are
called kīpukas, a
Hawaiian word
describing older land
surrounded by
younger lava.
Carey Kīpuka is one such area in the southernmost...
- Sveifluháls. The Ögmundarhraun lava
field south of Krýsuvík
includes some
kīpukas,
vegetation islands in the lava field,
which can be
reached by
hiking trails...
-
built up by lava
ejected through an
opening in the
crust of a lava flow
Kīpuka – Area of land
surrounded by one or more
younger lava
flows Lava – Molten...
