Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_myrsine_fosbergii
Koolau Range colicwood
Myrsine fosbergii
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About Koolau Range colicwood
Koolau Range colicwood (Myrsine fosbergii) is a tree; shrub recorded on Kauaʻi. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Kauaʻi evidence
Accepted status, Kauaʻi occurrence, nativity, growth form, and names were audited against the 2026 Smithsonian checklist and linked habit source. Scientific synonyms: Myrsine meziana var. fosbergii (Hosaka) Wilbur; Rapanea fosbergii (Hosaka) O. Deg. & I. Deg..
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Myrsine fosbergii
- Hawaiian names
- kōlea
- Other names
- Myrsine fosbergii · Koolau Range colicwood · kōlea · Myrsine meziana var. fosbergii (Hosaka) Wilbur · Rapanea fosbergii (Hosaka) O. Deg. & I. Deg.
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Smithsonian checklist assessment: Rare; U.S. status: Endangered
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-05
- Evidence limits
- Island-level occurrence is retained; finer locality is intentionally withheld
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Wet forest · Cloud-swept ridges
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, nutrients, and suitable habitat substrate
- Reproduction
- Viable flowers or seed and suitable establishment conditions; species-specific reproductive review remains open
- Shelter
- Suitable native vegetation structure and substrate
- Growth form
- Tree; Shrub
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Species-specific threat review pending; no fine-location evidence is published in this card
- Conservation actions
- Protect native habitat and verify species-specific actions against current conservation sources
- Monitoring
- Taxonomic identity, population condition, recruitment, and locally documented pressures; exact locations withheld
- Data gaps
- Species-specific ecology and threat citations · Reproductive phenology · Fine-scale habitat information intentionally not published
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- Koolau Range colicwood (Myrsine fosbergii) is a tree; shrub recorded on Kauaʻi. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Sources and further reading
- https://doi.org/10.5479/si.32124043
- https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/hawaiianflora/speciesdescr.cfm?genus=Myrsine&species=fosbergii
- https://plantsofhawaii.org/detail/%7BECE595E6-8BED-4617-92F2-1DCD5F289EE5%7D
- https://www.fws.gov/rivers/apps/carp/species/koolau-range-colicwood-myrsine-fosbergii
- https://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/pdf/op16-2.pdf