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Gouania hillebrandii
Endemic to Hawaiʻinative
Found naturally nowhere else on Earth.
Gouania hillebrandii, also known as hairyfruit chewstick, is an endangered species of Gouania that is endemic to Hawaii. It formerly could be found on Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi and Kahoʻolawe, but is today restricted to western Maui near Lahaina. It inhabits dry forests at elevations of 244–518 m (801–1,699 ft). Hairyfruit chewstick is a single branched shrub with small, white flowers.
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Gallery · 2 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 10 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 4 · GBIF 14 records
Olowalu · MauiGBIF 5
Launiupoko · MauiGBIF 3
Paunau · MauiGBIF 2
Kapulei · MolokaʻiGBIF 2
Punaluʻu · OʻahuiNat 1
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 1
Hōʻaeʻae · OʻahuiNat 1
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 1
Hanakaʻōʻō · MauiGBIF 1
Kalialinui · MauiGBIF 1

