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Pleomele forbesii

Pleomele forbesii O. Deg.

Waianae Range Hala Pepe

Liliaceae (Lily family)

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USDA Symbol: PLFO2

USDA Native Status: HI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Up to about 22 feet tall, usually few-branched.
Leaf: Leaves up to about 15 inches long, clustered toward the ends of the branches.
Fruit: Red.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: Greenish yellow.

Distribution

USA: HI

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

USFWS Species Profile: Q2GJ
Status: Endangered
Historic Range: U.S.A. (HI)
Critical Habitat: 17.96(a)
Special Rules: N/A
This information is derived from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serrvice Environmental Conservation Online System.

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

Metadata

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

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