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Diospyros hillebrandii (Seem.) Fosberg

Diospyros hillebrandii

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Diospyros hillebrandii, is a species of flowering tree in the ebony family, Ebenaceae, that is endemic to the islands of Oʻahu and Kauaʻi in Hawaii.[2] Its common name, Ēlama, also means torch or lamp in Hawaiian.[3] Ēlama is a small to medium-sized tree, reaching a height of 4–10 m (13–33 ft).[2] It can be found in coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 150–760 m (490–2,490 ft).[4]

References

  1. ^ "Type Information and Synonyms for Diospyros hillebrandii". Flora of the Hawaiian Islands. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  2. ^ a b "Diospyros hillebrandii (Seem.) Fosberg". Flora of the Hawaiian Islands. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  3. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena; Samuel H. Elbert (1986). Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian. University of Hawaii Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-8248-0703-0.
  4. ^ "lama, elama". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2009-11-12.

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Diospyros hillebrandii: Brief Summary

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Diospyros hillebrandii, is a species of flowering tree in the ebony family, Ebenaceae, that is endemic to the islands of Oʻahu and Kauaʻi in Hawaii. Its common name, Ēlama, also means torch or lamp in Hawaiian. Ēlama is a small to medium-sized tree, reaching a height of 4–10 m (13–33 ft). It can be found in coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 150–760 m (490–2,490 ft).

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