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Updated 10/2/2013

Family Rubiaceae

HAWAII - INDIGENOUS

Psydrax odoratum

UH Manoa, Oahu

 

Koko Crater BG, Oahu

 

Ho'omaluhia BG, Kaneohe, Oahu



Kapi'olani Garden, Oahu

ALAHE'E

Common shrub or small tree in dry & mesic forests of the Main Hawaiian Islands.  Glossy leaves.  Fruits are black when ripe.  Native to the Pacific basin from New Caledonia & Micronesia east to Hawaii & the Tuamotus.  Formerly known as Canthium odoratum.