
endemicEbenaceae
Diospyros hillebrandii
Endemic to Hawaiʻinative
Found naturally nowhere else on Earth.
Diospyros hillebrandii, is a species of flowering tree in the ebony family, Ebenaceae, that is endemic to the islands of Oʻahu and Kauaʻi in Hawaii. Its common name, Ēlama, also means torch or lamp in Hawaiian. Ēlama is a small to medium-sized tree, reaching a height of 4–10 m (13–33 ft). It can be found in coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 150–760 m (490–2,490 ft).
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Gallery · 6 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 23 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 12 · GBIF 48 records
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 8 ✓
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 7 ✓
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kawailoa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kawaihāpai · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Paʻalaʻa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Mākaha · OʻahuGBIF 3
Pāʻā · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hanapēpē · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waikīkī · OʻahuGBIF 2
Hāʻena · KauaʻiGBIF 2
Aukuʻu · OʻahuGBIF 2
Kalalau · KauaʻiGBIF 2
Waikele · OʻahuGBIF 1
Mokulēʻia 2 · OʻahuGBIF 1
Maunalua · OʻahuGBIF 1
Lāʻiewai · OʻahuGBIF 1
Wainiha · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Pōhakuao · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Hōʻaeʻae · OʻahuGBIF 1
Moanalua · OʻahuGBIF 1
Pūpūkea · OʻahuGBIF 1





