Polyscias sandwicensis
Species of tree
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Polyscias sandwicensis (formerly Reynoldsia sandwicensis), known in Hawaiian as the 'ohe makai[3] or Ê»Ohe kukuluÄeÊ»o, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii.
| Polyscias sandwicensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Polyscias |
| Species: | P. sandwicensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Polyscias sandwicensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Reynoldsia sandwicensis A.Gray | |
It is a Hawaiian dry forest tree, adapted by being deciduous and losing its leaves during the regular summer drought.[4] It reaches a height of 4.6â15 m (15â49 ft) high with a trunk diameter of 0.5â0.6 m (1.6â2.0 ft).[5] It can be found at elevations of 30â800 m (98â2,625 ft) on most main islands. Polyscias sandwicensis generally inhabits lowland dry forests, but is occasionally seen in coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests.[6] It is threatened by habitat loss.
