Rhamnaceae

Hairyfruit chewstick

Gouania hillebrandii Oliver ex Hillebr.

Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Gouania

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Hairyfruit chewstick: Gouania hillebrandii (flowers). Location: Maui, Puu o Kali — Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Hairyfruit chewstick

Synonyms

Gouania cucullata H.St.John
Gouania fauriei (H.Lév.) H.St.John
Gouania lydgatei H.St.John
Gouania mannii H.St.John
Gouania pilata H.St.John
Gouania remyi H.St.John
Gouania sandwichiana H.St.John
Gouania thinophila H.St.John
Pleuranthodes hillebrandtii Weberbauer

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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.