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Pleomele hawaiiensis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Clade
  
Monocots

Subfamily
  
Nolinoideae

Scientific name
  
Pleomele hawaiiensis

Order
  
Asparagales

Clade
  
Angiosperms

Family
  
Asparagaceae

Genus
  
Pleomele

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Pleomele halapepe, Pleomele, Nothocestrum breviflorum, Colubrina oppositifolia, Pleomele aurea

Pleomele hawaiiensis, the Hawaiʻi hala pepe, is a rare species of flowering plant that is endemic to the island of Hawaiʻi in the state of Hawaii.

It inhabits dry forests on old ʻaʻā lava flows at elevations of 300–800 metres (980–2,620 ft) on the leeward side of the island.

Associated plants include: ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha), lama (Diospyros sandwicensis), māmane (Sophora chrysophylla), alaheʻe (Psydrax odorata), huehue (Cocculus orbiculatus), naio (Myoporum sandwicense), olopua (Nestegis sandwicensis), kuluʻī (Nototrichium sandwicense), ʻilima (Sida fallax), wiliwili (Erythrina sandwicensis), ʻiliahi (Santalum spp.), ʻūlei (Osteomeles anthyllidifolia), uhiuhi (Caesalpinia kavaiensis), kauila (Colubrina oppositifolia), maʻola (Neraudia ovata), maiapilo (Capparis sandwichiana), Bidens micrantha ssp. ctenophylla, and ʻaiea (Nothocestrum breviflorum).

There are 300 to 400 individuals remaining. It is an endangered species, threatened with habitat loss and modification.

The flowers of this plant were used in leis and the wood in carvings.

References

Pleomele hawaiiensis Wikipedia