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kokomalei
Scientific Name: Chamaesyce kuwaleana
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Tree, Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Euphorbia kuwaleana and Euphorbia arnottiana
This page explores information related to two plants: Euphorbia kuwaleana and Euphorbia arnottiana, both found in Hawaii.
Common Names
- Euphorbia kuwaleana: Kokomalei
- Euphorbia arnottiana: 'Akoko, koko, 'Ekoko, kokomalei
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Family: Euphorbiaceae
- Euphorbia kuwaleana is also known by the synonym Chamaesyce kuwaleana (O. Deg. & Sherff) O. & I. Deg.
Distribution and Habitat
- Euphorbia kuwaleana is endemic to Oahu, Hawaii.
- Euphorbia arnottiana is endemic to upper Pia (Niu) Valley, O'ahu.
Morphological Characteristics
- Chamaesyce kuwaleana (syn. Euphorbia kuwaleana) is described as a tree shrub. Its duration is perennial.
Further Information
- Images and information can be found at Plants of Hawaii by Forest and Kim Starr.
- BISH specimens of Chamaesyce kuwaleana are available at Waianae Mtns, Oahu, with credit to Forest and Kim Starr.
- Discover Life has a page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Chamaesyce kuwaleana - Kokomalei.
- Flickr Hive Mind can be used as a data mining tool for photographs of kokomalei.