Thymelaeaceae
Kohala false ohelo
Wikstroemia pulcherrima
- Family
- Thymelaeaceae
- Genus
- Wikstroemia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Kohala false ohelo
Synonyms
- Daphne pulcherrima (Skottsb.) Halda
- Wikstroemia phillyreifolia subsp. macrostigma Skottsb.
- Wikstroemia pulcherrima var. petersonii O.Deg. & I.Deg.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native
Photos
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, 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.