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Family Nyctaginaceae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Pisonia sandwicensis   

Pauoa Flats, Oahu

AULU

Small endemic tree in dry to mesic forests of the main Hawaiian Islands.  Leaves are large and leathery with thick petioles.  Small tubular flowers are borne on rounded axillary cymes, cigar-shaped sticky fruits.  Species of Pisonia are best distinguished by examining flowers.