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Hawai'i brushholly

Xylosma hawaiiensis

Hawai'i brushholly
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0
Family
Salicaceae (Willow family)

About

Xylosma hawaiensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. Common names include Hawai'i brushholly, maua, and aʻe (Maui only).

Where it grows

Maua can be found in dry, mixed mesic, and, occasionally, wet forests at elevations of 400–1,220 m (1,310–4,000 ft).

Other Xylosma plants

Xylosma benthamii · Xylosma boulindae · Xylosma capillipes · Xylosma ciliatifolia · Xylosma congesta · Sawtooth logwood · Xylosma domingensis · Xylosma fawcettii · Brushholly · Xylosma glaberrima · Xylosma grossecrenata · Xylosma inaequinervia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Xylosma hawaiensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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