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Nestegis sandwicensis (Hawai'i olive)

Synonyms: Gymnelaea sandwicensis (homotypic); Olea sandwicensis (homotypic); Osmanthus sandwicensis (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Nestegis sandwicensis, commonly known as Hawai'i olive' or olopua, is a species of flowering tree in the olive family, Oleaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It is found on all major islands at elevations of 30–1,300 m (98–4,265 ft) in coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests, and, especially, dry forests. It usually reaches a height of 6 m (20 ft) with a trunk diameter of 0.2 m (0.66 ft), but may reach 20 m (66 ft) in height with a trunk diameter of 0.9 m (3.0 ft).
View Wikipedia Record: Nestegis sandwicensis

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Nestegis sandwicensis

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  High
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [3]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Tree

Predators

Carposina graminicolor[4]
Myadestes obscurus (Omao)[5]

Citations

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1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
3USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
4HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
5OBSERVATIONS ON DISTRIBUTION, DIET, AND BREEDING OF THE HAWAIIAN THRUSH, CHARLES van RIPER III AND J. MICHAEL SCOTT, Condor, 81:65-71, 1979
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0