Euphorbiaceae

Po'ola

Claoxylon sandwicense Müll.Arg.

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Claoxylon

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Po'ola: Claoxylon sandwicense (habit). Location: Maui, Auwahi — Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Po'ola

Synonyms

Claoxylon helleri Sherff
Claoxylon insigne Baill. ex Drake
Claoxylon sandwicense f. glabrescens Sherff
Claoxylon sandwicense f. tomentosum (Hillebr.) Sherff
Claoxylon sandwicense var. degeneri Sherff
Claoxylon sandwicense var. glabrescens (Sherff) Sherff
Claoxylon sandwicense var. hillebrandtii Sherff
Claoxylon sandwicense var. magnifolium Sherff
Claoxylon sandwicense var. tomentosum Hillebr.
Claoxylon tomentosum (Hillebr.) A.Heller

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: native

Photos

Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.