Rhus sandwicensis
endemicAnacardiaceae

Rhus sandwicensis

neneleau

Endemic to Hawaiʻinative

Found naturally nowhere else on Earth.

Rhus sandwicensis, commonly known as neneleau, neleau or Hawaiian sumac, is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It is small tree, reaching a height of 4.5–7.5 m (15–25 ft) and a trunk diameter of 10–30 cm (3.9–11.8 in). Neneleau inhabits dry, coastal mesic, mixed mesic and wet forests at elevations of 180–610 m (590–2,000 ft) on all main islands.

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Seasonality

Only 4 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.

Gallery · 1 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 37 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 34 · GBIF 37 records