| General Information |
| Distribution | Hawaiian Islands.In the Hawaiian Islands,
endemic to
O`ahu.
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| Habitat | Mesic to wet forests |
| Elevation | 185-730 m
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Habit
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Stems fleshy, 0.3-1.3 m long.
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Leaves
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Leaves broadly obovate, blades 30-75 cm long, 9-16 cm wide, upper surface glabrous, lower surface glabrous or pubescent, margins undulate, callose-crenulate to entire, apex acute to acuminate, petioles 0.8-4 cm long.
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Flowers
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Inflorescences 3-8-flowered, pubescent, peduncles 20-30 mm long, pedicels 10-20 mm long; hypanthium obconical, 8-12 mm long, pubescent; calyx lobes ovate to oblong, 6-12 mm long, 3-6 mm wide, pubescent, apex obtuse to truncate, base often cordate and overlapping; corolla pale magenta with darker longitudinal stripes, 4-6 cm long, pubescent; staminal column pale purplish, glabrous; anthers dark purple, glabrous to sparsely pubescent, the lower 2 with apical tufts of white hairs.
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Fruit
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Berries globose, 10 mm long.
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