Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_myrsine_lessertiana
Hawaiian colicwood
Myrsine lessertiana
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About Hawaiian colicwood
Hawaiian colicwood (Myrsine lessertiana) is a tree; shrub recorded on Kauaʻi. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Kauaʻi evidence
Accepted status, Kauaʻi occurrence, nativity, growth form, and names were audited against the 2026 Smithsonian checklist and linked habit source. Scientific 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. & Faurie; Suttonia fauriei (H. Lév.) H. Lév.; Suttonia flavida H. Lév.; Suttonia hillebrandii var. emarginata Rock; Suttonia lessertiana (A. DC.) Mez; Suttonia lessertiana f. ovicarpa Rock; Suttonia meziana H. Lév.; Suttonia spathulata Rock.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Myrsine lessertiana
- Hawaiian names
- Kōlea · Kōlea lau nui
- Other names
- Myrsine lessertiana · Hawaiian colicwood · kolea · kolea lau nui · 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. & Faurie · Suttonia fauriei (H. Lév.) H. Lév. · Suttonia flavida H. Lév. · Suttonia hillebrandii var. emarginata Rock · Suttonia lessertiana (A. DC.) Mez · Suttonia lessertiana f. ovicarpa Rock · Suttonia meziana H. Lév. · Suttonia spathulata Rock
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Smithsonian checklist assessment: Apparently Secure; U.S. status: No Status
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-05
- Evidence limits
- Island-level occurrence is retained; finer locality is intentionally withheld
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Mesic forest · Wet forest · Bog margins
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, nutrients, and suitable habitat substrate
- Reproduction
- Viable flowers or seed and suitable establishment conditions; species-specific reproductive review remains open
- Shelter
- Suitable native vegetation structure and substrate
- Growth form
- Tree; Shrub
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Species-specific threat review pending; no fine-location evidence is published in this card
- Conservation actions
- Protect native habitat and verify species-specific actions against current conservation sources
- Monitoring
- Taxonomic identity, population condition, recruitment, and locally documented pressures; exact locations withheld
- Data gaps
- Species-specific ecology and threat citations · Reproductive phenology · Fine-scale habitat information intentionally not published
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- Hawaiian colicwood (Myrsine lessertiana) is a tree; shrub recorded on Kauaʻi. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.