Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_wikstroemia_oahuensis
Oʻahu False Ohelo
Wikstroemia oahuensis
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About Oʻahu False Ohelo
Oʻahu False Ohelo (Wikstroemia oahuensis) is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and recorded on Kauaʻi. Often sparsely branched shrub or small tree to 4–6 m, with slender to robust branches and bark sometimes marked by whitish lenticels near prominent leaf scars.
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
- Wikstroemia oahuensis
- Common names
- Oʻahu False Ohelo · Oʻahu fasle ʻōhelo · akia
- Hawaiian names
- ʻākia · Aoaoa · Kauhi
- Other names
- Oʻahu false ʻōhelo · Wikstroemia oahuensis · Diplomorpha elongata · Diplomorpha oahuensis · Wikstroemia basicordata · Wikstroemia degeneri · Wikstroemia elongata · Wikstroemia elongata var. recurva · Wikstroemia eugenioides · Wikstroemia foetida var. glabra · Wikstroemia haleakalensis · Wikstroemia isae · Wikstroemia lanaiensis · Wikstroemia lanaiensis var. acutifolia · Wikstroemia leptantha · Wikstroemia macrosiphon · Wikstroemia palustris var. major · Wikstroemia recurva · Wikstroemia recurva var. neriifolia · Wikstroemia sellingii · Wikstroemia vacciniifolia · Wikstroemia furcata var. palustris · Wikstroemia palustris · Wikstroemia palustris f. hirtella · Wikstroemia palustris f. oblonga · Oʻahu fasle ʻōhelo · ʻākia · Aoaoa · Kauhi
- Family
- Thymelaeaceae
- Order
- Malvales
- Record type
- Species or taxonomic group
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Smithsonian checklist assessment: Apparently Secure; U.S. source status: No Status
- 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
- Dry to mesic shrubland and forest
- 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; Shrub
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Fire, weeds, browsing
- Conservation actions
- Dry/mesic restoration and taxon source review
- Monitoring
- Dry/mesic restoration and taxon source review
- Data gaps
- Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- Oʻahu False Ohelo (Wikstroemia oahuensis) is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and recorded on Kauaʻi. Often sparsely branched shrub or small tree to 4–6 m, with slender to robust branches and bark sometimes marked by whitish lenticels near prominent leaf scars.
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