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Pleomele fernaldii

Pleomele fernaldii H. St. John

Lanai Hala Pepe

Liliaceae (Lily family)

Synonym(s): Dracaena hawaiiensis

USDA Symbol: PLFE

USDA Native Status: HI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Up to about 26 feet tall, few-branched.
Leaf: Leaves up to about 16 inches long, clustered toward the ends of the branches.
Fruit: Red.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May
Bloom Notes: Greenish yellow to yellowish green.

Distribution

USA: HI

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status

USFWS Species Profile: Q3HU
Status: Endangered
Historic Range: U.S.A. (HI)
Critical Habitat: N/A
Special Rules: N/A
This information is derived from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serrvice Environmental Conservation Online System.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:							FAC

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Bibliography

Bibref 1798 - Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii, Revised Edition (1999) Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.

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Web Reference

Webref 31 - Native Plants Hawai�i (2018) University of Hawaii

Additional resources

USDA: Find Pleomele fernaldii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Pleomele fernaldii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Pleomele fernaldii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2019-10-21
Research By: CBR

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