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Bobea timonioides
Also called `ahakea
ʻAhakea (Bobea timonioides) is a species of flowering tree in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, that is endemic to Hawaiʻi. It inhabits dry, coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 250–580 metres (820–1,900 ft) on the islands of Hawaiʻi and Maui. It is threatened by habitat loss.
ʻAhakea is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, being found on the islands of Hawaiʻi, O'ahu, and Kaua'i. No specimens of B. timonioides have been collected from Maui, but collections made along the southern slopes of Haleakalā are believed to represent hybrids between B. timonioides and Bobea sandwicensis. It occurs in dry to mesic lowland forests between 820 and 1,900 feet (250 to 580 metres), and is best known from the districts of Puna and Kona on Hawaiʻi.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
