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Primulaceae

Kolea lau nui

Myrsine lessertiana A.DC.

Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Myrsine

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Kolea lau nui: Myrsine lessertiana (habit). Location: Maui, Auwahi
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Kolea lau nui, Mountain colicwood

Synonyms

  • Myrsine emarginata (Rock) Hosaka
  • Myrsine fauriei H.Lév.
  • Myrsine fosbergii var. acuminata (Wawra) Hosaka
  • Myrsine gaudichaudii A.DC.
  • Myrsine gaudichaudii f. acuminata Wawra
  • Myrsine meziana (H.Lév.) Wilbur
  • Rapanea emarginata (Rock) O.Deg. & I.Deg.
  • Rapanea fosbergii var. acuminata (Wawra) O.Deg. & I.Deg.
  • Rapanea lessertiana (A.DC.) O.Deg. & Hosaka
  • Rapanea spathulata (Rock) O.Deg. & Hosaka
  • Suttonia cuneata H.Lév.
  • Suttonia fauriei (H.Lév.) H.Lév.
  • Suttonia flavida H.Lév.
  • Suttonia hillebrandii var. emarginata Rock
  • Suttonia lessertiana (A.DC.) Mez
  • Suttonia meziana H.Lév.
  • Suttonia spathulata Rock

Characteristics

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

Photos

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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.