Aquifoliaceae

Hawai'i holly

Ilex anomala Hook. & Arn.

Family: Aquifoliaceae
Genus: Ilex

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Hawai'i holly (Ilex anomala) — FlowerPhoto: cwarneke, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: بهشية شاذة
English: Hawai'i holly, Hawaiian holly, Hawaiʻi holly
Hawaiian: Aiea, Kawau, Kāwaʻu, ʻAiea

Synonyms

Byronia anomala A.Heller
Byronia helleri H.Lév.
Byronia hookeri Steud.
Byronia sandwicensis Endl.
Byronia taitensis A.Gray
Ilex hawaiensis S.Y.Hu
Ilex marquesensis F.Br.
Ilex sandwicensis Loes.
Ilex taitensis (A.Gray) J.W.Moore
Polystigma hookeri Meisn.

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: cwarneke, CC0, 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
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.