endemicMyrtaceae
Syzygium sandwicense
ʻōhiʻa ha
Endemic to Hawaiʻinative
Found naturally nowhere else on Earth.
Syzygium sandwicense is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. Common names include ʻŌhiʻa ha, Hā, and Pāʻihi. It is normally a large tree, reaching a height of 18 m (59 ft) and a trunk diameter of 0.9 m (3.0 ft), but is a shrub on exposed ridges. ʻŌhiʻa ha inhabits coastal mesic forests, mixed mesic forests, wet forests, and bogs at elevations of 230–1,220 m (750–4,000 ft) on most main islands.
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Seasonality
Only 6 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.
Gallery · 11 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 59 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 182 · GBIF 241 records
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 69 · GBIF 70 ✓
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 20 · GBIF 24 ✓
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 13 · GBIF 13 ✓
Mānana · OʻahuiNat 8 · GBIF 9 ✓
Kalalau · KauaʻiiNat 10 · GBIF 6 ✓
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 9 ✓
Mākaha · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 6 ✓
Makaweli · KauaʻiiNat 5 · GBIF 6 ✓
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 5 ✓
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 7 ✓
Hanamāʻulu · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 5 ✓
Honopū · KauaʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kalauao · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 3 ✓
Waiawa · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kaunolū · LānaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 4 ✓
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 4 ✓
Haʻikū · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kaluanui · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Hauʻula · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waimano · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Paʻalaʻa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kahana · OʻahuGBIF 4
Waipiʻo · OʻahuGBIF 4
Hālawa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kaʻaʻawa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kawailoa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waimānalo · OʻahuGBIF 3
Lumahaʻi · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kuliʻouʻou · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiau · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hanakāpīʻai · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Haʻikū Uka · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Maunalua · OʻahuGBIF 2
Heʻeia · OʻahuGBIF 2
Kalulu · LānaʻiGBIF 2
Wailua · KauaʻiGBIF 2
Waiʻoli · KauaʻiGBIF 2
Hālawa · MolokaʻiGBIF 2
Kamoku · LānaʻiGBIF 2
Koʻolau · MauiiNat 1
Hanalei · KauaʻiiNat 1
Kīpū Kai · KauaʻiiNat 1
Mokulēʻia 1 · OʻahuGBIF 1
ʻAlaenui · MauiGBIF 1
Weliweli · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Honouliuli · OʻahuGBIF 1
Wainiha · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Waiʻono · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kawaipapa · MauiGBIF 1
Waimalu · OʻahuGBIF 1
Puaʻahala · MolokaʻiGBIF 1
Wahiawa · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Pūkoʻo 1 · MolokaʻiGBIF 1
Kalua‘aha · MolokaʻiGBIF 1
Papaʻakoko · OʻahuGBIF 1
Pālāwai · LānaʻiGBIF 1
Kalāheo · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Kawela · MolokaʻiGBIF 1