Overview
Distribution
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Anonymous. 1986. List-Based Rec., Soil Conserv. Serv., U.S.D.A. Database of the U.S.D.A., Beltsville.
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National Distribution
United States
Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
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Global Range: Only on Kauai and Oahu. Dry to mesic forests.
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Ecology
Habitat
Comments: Mesic forests, usually of diverse composition. Communities where present include Diverse Lowland Mesic Forest, which has a 4-15 m tall canopy and an open understory of shrubs, ferns, and herbs, and Koa (Acacia) Lowland Mesic Forest. 150-760 m.
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Conservation
Conservation Status
National NatureServe Conservation Status
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: N2 - Imperiled
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Rounded Global Status Rank: G2 - Imperiled
Reasons: Only on Kauai and Oahu (Fairly common in the Waianaes, but rare in the Koolaus.).
Dry to mesic forests.
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Diospyros hillebrandii
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
- ^ "Type Information and Synonyms for Diospyros hillebrandii". Flora of the Hawaiian Islands. Smithsonian Institution. http://botany.si.edu/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/nomendata.cfm?presentgenus=Diospyros&presentepithet=hillebrandii&presentrank1=&presentepithet1=. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ a b "Diospyros hillebrandii (Seem.) Fosberg". Flora of the Hawaiian Islands. Smithsonian Institution. http://botany.si.edu/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/speciesdescr.cfm?genus=Diospyros&species=hillebrandii. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ 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. http://books.google.com/books?id=bHdRhjL9Y9EC&source=gbs_navlinks_s.
- ^ "lama, elama". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/resultsdetailed.asp?search=lama. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
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