Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_munroidendron_racemosum
Munroidendron racemosum
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About Munroidendron racemosum
Munroidendron racemosum is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and recorded on Kauaʻi. Tree to about 7 m tall with a straight trunk, spreading branches and smooth gray bark.
Kauaʻi evidence
Taxonomy, nativity, island-level occurrence, growth form, names, and source conservation assessments are documented in the 2026 census audit. Broader ecology and conservation recommendations still require claim-level source review. Generated imagery is not occurrence evidence.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Munroidendron racemosum
- Common names
- False 'ohe · Munroidendron
- Hawaiian names
- Pōkūlakalaka · Pōkalakala · none_recorded
- Other names
- Munroidendron racemosum · Polyscias lallanii · Munroidendron racemosum var. forbesii · Munroidendron racemosum var. macdanielsii · Tetraplasandra racemosa · False 'ohe · Munroidendron · Pōkūlakalaka · Pōkalakala · none_recorded
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Order
- Apiales
- Record type
- Species or taxonomic group
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Smithsonian checklist assessment: Endangered; U.S. source status: Endangered
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-05
- Evidence limits
- Island-level occurrence is retained; finer locality is intentionally withheld. Growth-form tags describe the taxon across its range, not a measured Kauaʻi population. Checklist source statuses are not a new legal-status determination.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Lowland mesic forest · Cliffs · Valleys
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, nutrients, and suitable soil or substrate
- Reproduction
- Viable propagules and suitable establishment conditions
- Shelter
- Suitable soil, substrate, and vegetation structure
- Growth form
- Tree
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Habitat loss, weeds, ungulates, low recruitment
- Conservation actions
- Propagation, outplanting, fencing, monitoring
- Monitoring
- Propagation, outplanting, fencing, monitoring
- Data gaps
- Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- Munroidendron racemosum is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and recorded on Kauaʻi. Tree to about 7 m tall with a straight trunk, spreading branches and smooth gray bark.
