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Flueggea neowawraea
Also called Mēhamehame
Flueggea neowawraea, the mēhamehame, is a species of flowering tree in the family Phyllanthaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It can be found in dry, coastal mesic, and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 250 to 1,000 m (820 to 3,280 ft). It is the only native species in the genus that is present in the Hawaiian Islands. Associated plants include kukui (Aleurites moluccanus), hame (Antidesma pulvinatum), ʻahakea (Bobea sp.), alaheʻe (Psydrax odorata), olopua (Nestegis sandwicensis), hao (Rauvolfia sandwicensis), and aʻiaʻi (Streblus pendulinus). Mēhamehame was one of the largest trees in Hawaiʻi, reaching a height of 30 m (98 ft) and trunk diameter of 2 m (6.6 ft). Native Hawaiians used the extremely hard wood of this tree to make weaponry.
The Mēhamehame can be found in dry, coastal mesic, and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 250 to 1,000 m (820 to 3,280 ft). The tree has been seen growing in moist forests in gulch bottoms and slopes. Then, on the islands of Maui and Hawaiʻi island, it has been seen growing on old forested lava flows. It can be historically found in Hawaiʻi on the Hawaiian islands Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Maui, and Hawaiʻi Island. Now, found only on the Waiʻanae Mountains on Oʻahu, the southwestern side of Haleakala slopes on Maui, on the northwestern part of Kauaʻi, and the Kona coast of Hawaiʻi Island.
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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.
