O'ahu 'Akia, Wikstroemia oahuensis var. oahuensis

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Updated 2/28/2015

Family Thymelaeaceae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Wikstroemia oahuensis var. oahuensis




Ho'omaluhia BG, Kane'ohe, O'ahu	Wa'ahila ridge, O'ahu



Wa'ahila ridge, O'ahu	Palikea, O'ahu
Palikea, O'ahu

O'AHU 'AKIA

Endemic shrub or small tree common in a variety of mesic & wet habitats from Kaua'i to Maui, excluding the Big Island of Hawaii. An extremely variable species with mostly hairless young stems, ovate leaves, and ellipsoid fruit. The 'oahuensis' group is in need of further study.