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Myrsine knudsenii
Also called Kolea
Kokee colicwood is a small tree or large shrub, up to about 4.5 m tall, endemic to the island of Kauai in Hawaii, and is critically rare in the wild with only about 30 trees left. It is not commonly grown in gardens, so care notes apply mainly to cultivation in a sheltered, moist, shady spot.
Myrsine knudsenii, the Kokee colicwood, is a species of tree in the primrose family. It is endemic to the island of Kauai in Hawaii. It is threatened by habitat loss.
This is a shrub or tree growing up to 4.5 meters tall with flowers occurring in clusters along the branches. It grows in moist forests dominated by Acacia koa, Metrosideros polymorpha, and Dicranopteris linearis. It probably once occurred in several other types of ecosystem.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Myrsine knudsenii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
