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Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus Family
HAWAII - ENDEMIC
Metrosideros
polymorpha 
'OHI'A LEHUA
| Shrub or tree common in wide variety of habitats & elevations from barren lava flows to
montane wet forests & bogs of the Main Hawaiian Islands. Variable in growth form, leaf shape.
Flowers usually red,
sometimes orange or yellow, rarely white. Individual varieties
described below. |
Metrosideros polymorpha var.
polymorpha
'OHI'A LEHUA
| The most common & widespread of member of the
genus. Shrub or small tree of middle to high elevations from Oahu to
Hawaii. Ovate to suborbicular leaves with undersides densely
coated with hairs and rolled margins. Apex rounded to retuse, base
cordate. |
Metrosideros polymorpha var.
incana
Wa'ahila ridge, Oahu |
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'OHI'A LEHUA
| Shrub or tall tree of low & middle elevations from Oahu to
Hawaii. Ovate to suborbicular leaves with undersides densely
coated with hairs and flat margins. Apex rounded to retuse, base
cuneate to rounded. |
Metrosideros polymorpha var.
glaberrima
'OHI'A LEHUA
| Shrub or tall tree of middle to high elevations from Kaua'i to
Hawaii. Ovate, obovate, or elliptic leaves lacking hairs or rolled
margins. Apex rounded to acute, base rounded, cordate, or cuneate. |
Metrosideros macropus
'OHI'A LEHUA
| Small tree of mesic & wet ridges, endemic to Oahu's Ko'olau
Mountain range. Leaves broadly ovate without hairs, petioles 1/2
to 1/3 as long as the blade. Large yellow flowers (rarely red)
with persistent bracts. |
Metrosideros tremuloides
LEHUA 'AHIHI or 'OHI'A 'AHIHI
| Shrub or small tree with somewhat drooping branches endemic to Oahu's mesic
or wet ridges & slopes. Leaves lanceolate without hairs,
petioles & midrib usually red. |
Syzygium sandwicensis
'OHI'A
HA
| Shrub or tree on mesic & wet ridges & bogs from Kaua'i to Maui.
Light pink stamens are only 1mm long. Endemic to Hawaii. |
HAWAII - NATURALIZED
Psidium guajava
GUAVA KUAWA
| Small tree in disturbed dry, mesic & wet habitats. An
invasive species readily dispersed by birds, forming thickets.
Leaves thin with prominent veins. Wild trees have yellow fruits with pink flesh. Native to
Tropical America.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guava
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Psidium cattleianum
STRAWBERRY GUAVA WAIAWI 'ULA'ULA
| Small tree in disturbed mesic & wet habitats. A serious
invasive species readily dispersed by birds, forming monospecific stands
choking out other plants. Leaves thick & waxy. Fruit usually red but two forms with
larger yellow fruit also exist in Hawaii, sweet pulp is white. Native to
Tropical America. |
Melaleuca quinquenervia
PAPERBARK or WHITE BOTTLEBRUSH
| Large tree used for reforestation in mesic forests of Hawaii.
Thick spongy bark easily comes off in layers. Native to Eastern
Australia, New Guinea & New Caledonia. |
Eugenia uniflora
SURINAM CHERRY
| Small tree planted in gardens & occasionally found wild or
abandoned in valleys. Sour fruits are edible. Native to
Tropical South America. |
Syzygium cumini
JAVA or JAMBOLAN PLUM
| Large tree weedy in mesic disturbed lowlands & valleys.
Thin-skinned purple fruits are sour but edible. Fallen fruits
stain the ground creating a mess. Native to India & SE Asia. |
Syzygium jambos
Wa'ahila ridge, Oahu
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ROSE APPLE 'OHI'A LOKE
| Large tree weedy in mesic & wet disturbed lowlands &
valleys. Large yellow fruits have a pleasing sweet-spicy flavor. Native to
SE Asia. |
Eucalyptus deglupta
RAINBOW EUCALYPTUS, MINDANAO GUM
| Large tree with smooth variegated bark naturalized on mesic
slopes. Introduced for reforestation. Native from the
Philippines to New Guinea. |
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