Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_rauvolfia_sandwicensis
Hao
Rauvolfia sandwicensis
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About Hao
Hao (Rauvolfia sandwicensis) 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: Excavatia sandwicensis (A. DC.) Markgr.; Ochrosia sandwicensis A. DC.; Rauvolfia degeneri Sherff; Rauvolfia forbesii Sherff; Rauvolfia helleri Sherff; Rauvolfia mauiensis Sherff; Rauvolfia molokaiensis Sherff; Rauvolfia molokaiensis var. parvifolia O. Deg. & Sherff; Rauvolfia remotiflora O. Deg. & Sherff; Rauvolfia sandwicensis var. subacuminata Sherff.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Rauvolfia sandwicensis
- Hawaiian names
- Hao
- Other names
- Rauvolfia sandwicensis · hao · Excavatia sandwicensis (A. DC.) Markgr. · Ochrosia sandwicensis A. DC. · Rauvolfia degeneri Sherff · Rauvolfia forbesii Sherff · Rauvolfia helleri Sherff · Rauvolfia mauiensis Sherff · Rauvolfia molokaiensis Sherff · Rauvolfia molokaiensis var. parvifolia O. Deg. & Sherff · Rauvolfia remotiflora O. Deg. & Sherff · Rauvolfia sandwicensis var. subacuminata Sherff
- 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
- Dry native forest · Dry native shrubland and gulches
- 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
- Hao (Rauvolfia sandwicensis) is a tree; shrub recorded on Kauaʻi. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.