Polyscias flynnii
Species of flowering plant
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Polyscias flynnii (known by the common names Flynn's ʻOhe[3] and ʻOheʻohe) is a plant species endemic to the island of Kauai in Hawaii. It is rare, found only in one population covering about 1 km2 in the Kalalau Valley. It is regarded as threatened.[4] It is threatened by feral goats and non-native plant species in its habitat. It was federally listed as an endangered species of the United States in 2010.[5]
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| Polyscias flynnii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Polyscias |
| Species: | P. flynnii |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyscias flynnii (Lowry & K.R. Wood) Lowry & G. M. Plunkett | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Tetraplasandra flynnii Lowry & K.R. Wood | |
This plant was first discovered in 1988 and described to science as a new species in 2000.[6] There are only five individuals known to exist.[7]
Polyscias flynnii is a tree up to 9 m tall. Leaves are pinnately compound, up to 60 cm long, with reddish-brown hairs on the underside but not on the upper side. Inflorescence is a panicle or umbel hanging from the axils of the leaves, with 10-15 flowers. Flowers are yellow-green, some hermaphroditic (both male and female) but others on the same plant staminate (male only).[6][8]