Primulaceae
Kauai colicwood
Myrsine kauaiensis
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Genus
- Myrsine
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Myrsine kauaiensisPrimulaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Kauai colicwood
Synonyms
- Rapanea hillebrandii (Mez) O.Deg. & Hosaka
- Rapanea kauaiensis (Hillebr.) O.Deg. & Hosaka
- Suttonia hillebrandii Mez
- Suttonia kauaiensis (Hillebr.) Mez
- Suttonia kauaiensis var. petiolata Hochr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native
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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.