Elaeocarpus bifidus | |
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Kalia on Kalauao trail, Oʻahu | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Oxalidales |
Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
Genus: | Elaeocarpus |
Species: | E. bifidus |
Binomial name | |
Elaeocarpus bifidus | |
Elaeocarpus bifidus, known in Hawaiian as kalia,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Elaeocarpaceae that is endemic to the islands of Kauaʻi and Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi[3]
The kalia is a medium-sized evergreen tree, and has fruits that resemble olives. Formerly the bark was used to make rope, and the branches were used in the construction of thatched roofs.[3]
References
- ↑ "Plants Profile". Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ↑ "Native Plants Hawaiʻi". Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- 1 2 "Common Forest Trees of Hawaii (Native and Introduced)" (PDF). Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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