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| Distribution | In the Hawaiian Islands,
endemic to
Kaua`i, O`ahu, Moloka`i, Lana`i, Maui, Hawai`i.
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Habit
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Stems 1-1.5(-2.5) dm long, all stems cylindrical or sometimes some of the upper ones slightly flattened, similar in width, second internode 7-12(-16) mm long, 1.5-2.5 mm wide, others usually 6-15(-25) mm long, 1.5-2.5 mm wide, nerves inconspicuous. Axils decussate, sometimes oblique.
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Flowers
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Flower groups forming a continuous band around the stem, sometimes confined to the axils in young material.
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Notes
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This species is very closely related to Korthalsella cylindrica. It differs primarily in having decussate, rather than distichous, leaf axils.
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