Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_myrsine_kauaiensis
Kauai colicwood
Myrsine kauaiensis
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About Kauai colicwood
Kauai colicwood (Myrsine kauaiensis) 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: Rapanea hillebrandii (Mez) O. Deg. & Hosaka; Rapanea kauaiensis (Hosaka) O. Deg. & I. Deg.; Suttonia hillebrandii Mez; Suttonia kauaiensis (Hillebr.) Mez; Suttonia kauaiensis var. petiolata Hochr..
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Myrsine kauaiensis
- Hawaiian names
- kōlea
- Other names
- Myrsine kauaiensis · Kauai colicwood · kōlea · Rapanea hillebrandii (Mez) O. Deg. & Hosaka · Rapanea kauaiensis (Hosaka) O. Deg. & I. Deg. · Suttonia hillebrandii Mez · Suttonia kauaiensis (Hillebr.) Mez · Suttonia kauaiensis var. petiolata Hochr.
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Smithsonian checklist assessment: Apparently Secure; U.S. status: No Status
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-05
- Evidence limits
- Island-level occurrence is retained; finer locality is intentionally withheld
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Mesic forest · Wet forest
- 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
- Kauai colicwood (Myrsine kauaiensis) is a tree; shrub recorded on Kauaʻi. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.