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pukiawe
Scientific Name: Styphelia tameiameiae
Family: Epacridaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Tree, Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Styphelia tameiameiae: The P?kiawe
Styphelia tameiameiae, commonly known as P?kiawe (also spelled Pukiawe), is a flowering plant species native to Hawaii.
Considerations for Pets
- The plant produces berries, which may be attractive to pets.
Considerations for Children
- The plant produces berries, which may be attractive to children.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Styphelia tameiameiae (Cham. & Schltdl.) F. Muell.
- Family: Ericaceae (Heather Family) / Epacridaceae (Heath Family - Note: Epacridaceae may be considered an outdated classification)
- Synonym: Leptecophylla tameiameiae
- Common Names: P?kiawe, a?ali?i mahu, k?nehoa, k?w??u (L?na?i, Maui), maiele, maieli, puakeawe, puakiawe, p?p?kiawe.
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to Hawaii.
- Abundant in the Hawai?i Volcanoes National Park and Volcano area.
- Found across Mauna Kea.
- Grows in a variety of habitats, ranging from coastal to alpine environments.
- Common in mesic and wet forests, windswept ridges, lava flows, and bogs.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Ranges in form from low, spreading shrubs to small erect trees, up to 15 feet tall in tree form.
- A stiff, many-branched shrub.
- Produces hard berries that can be red, pink, or white.
- Berries are small, about an eighth of an inch round and somewhat flattened. Most are pinkish red.
Quirky Facts
- P?kiawe essence is associated with a revitalizing effect, decreasing apathy and encouraging the desire to improve one's quality of life, inspiring change.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Observed to be eaten by the Nene or Hawaiian Goose.
Further Information
- Plants of Hawaii (Starr Environmental): Images and information available.