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| Distribution | In the Hawaiian Islands,
endemic to
Maui. Restricted to a single volcano, Haleakala on East Maui.
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| Habitat | Subalpine and montane mesic forest plant communities |
| Elevation | 1800-2700 m
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Habit
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Usually 1–8 m in height.
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Leaves
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Leaves medium, olive to dark
green, thickly coriaceous, broadly ovate, elliptic, to orbicular,
(2.2–)2.9–5.1(–6.5) cm long × (1.2–)1.8–3.1(–4.0) cm wide; leaf lateral veins apparent on abaxial surface (to not apparent in thick leaves), yellowish to green; petioles (1.2–)2.0–
7.4(–11.6) mm long.
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Flowers
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Inflorescences dense, terminal
(rarely axillary); bracts 5 mm long, persistent; floral-tubes (2.0–)3.9–8.5(–10.0) mm long × (2.0–)2.2–3.4(–3.5) mm wide, pedicels (0.7–)1.0–3.2(–4.4) mm long; corolla lobes (2.7–)3.1–
5.7–(7.1) mm long × (1.9–)2.1–3.3(–4.0) mm wide.
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Fruit
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Drupe 9–14 mm long.
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Contributor
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Nancy Khan
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