Thymelaeaceae
Oahu false ohelo
Wikstroemia oahuensis
- Family
- Thymelaeaceae
- Genus
- Wikstroemia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Oahu false ohelo
Synonyms
- Daphne oahuensis (A.Gray) Halda
- Diplomorpha oahuensis (A.Gray) A.Heller
- Wikstroemia foetida var. oahuensis A.Gray
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May, August, October, December to February (from 72 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Damien Wallace, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Neal Kelso, CC BY 4.0, 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: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and 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, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.