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Created 10/12/2023

Family Rubiaceae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Coprosma ochracea 






Kilauea, Hawai'i


Ka'ala, O'ahu
   
   

OCHRE PILO

Small tree of mesic and wet forests from O'ahu to the island of Hawai'i.  Leathery opposite leaves 1 to 4 inches long, calyx of pistillate flowers cup-like or tubular, sessile oval fruit in clusters of 3 to 6.  Endemic to Hawai'i.  A variable species complex that hybridizes with other nearby members of the genus.