Primulaceae
Wahiawa Bog colicwood
Myrsine helleri
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Genus
- Myrsine
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Wahiawa Bog colicwood
Synonyms
- Myrsine angustifolia (Mez) Hosaka
- Myrsine hosakae Wilbur
- Myrsine lanceolata (Wawra) A.Heller
- Myrsine sandwicensis var. lanceolata Wawra
- Rapanea helleri O.Deg. & I.Deg.
- Suttonia angustifolia Mez
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native
Photos
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, 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.