Flueggea neowawraea

Description:

MhamehamePhyllanthaceae (Phyllanthus family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (northwest Kauai, Waianae Mts. on Oahu, southwest slope of Haleakal on East Maui, Kona Coast on Hawaii Island, extinct on Molokai)IUCN: Critically EndangeredPhoto: Oahu (Cultivated)Mature fruits are about the size of a pea.Early Hawaiians used the very hard wood to make weapons.The main cause in their declining numbers is due to the black twig borer (Xylosandrus compactus).Photo used in "Hawaiian Plant Life" by R. Gustafson, D. Herbst & P. Rundel, 2104 (University of Hawaii Press).nativeplants.hawaii.edu