Oleaceae
Hawai'i olive
Nestegis sandwicensis
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Genus
- Nestegis
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Hawai'i olive
- French
- Olopua
Synonyms
- Gymnelaea sandwicensis (A.Gray) L.A.S.Johnson
- Olea sandwicensis A.Gray
- Osmanthus sandwicensis (A.Gray) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native
Photos
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.