Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_rhus_sandwicensis
Hawaiian sumac
Rhus sandwicensis
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About Hawaiian sumac
Hawaiian sumac (Rhus sandwicensis) is a tree 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: Rhus chinensis var. sandwicensis (A. Gray) O. Deg. & Greenwell; Rhus semialata var. sandwicensis Engl..
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Rhus sandwicensis
- Common names
- Hawaiian sumac
- Hawaiian names
- Neleau · Neneleau
- Other names
- Rhus sandwicensis · Hawaiian sumac · neleau · neneleau · sumac · Rhus chinensis var. sandwicensis (A. Gray) O. Deg. & Greenwell · Rhus semialata var. sandwicensis Engl.
- 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 · Dry forest margins
- 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
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
- Hawaiian sumac (Rhus sandwicensis) is a tree recorded on Kauaʻi. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.