Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_polyscias_oahuensis
ʻOhe mauka
Polyscias oahuensis
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About ʻOhe mauka
ʻOhe mauka (Polyscias oahuensis) is a tree 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: Gastonia oahuensis A. Gray; Heptapleurum waimeae Wawra; Tetraplasandra kaalae (Hillebr.) Harms; Tetraplasandra kaalae var. multiplex Sherff; Tetraplasandra kahanana O. Deg. & Sherff; Tetraplasandra kohalae Skottsb.; Tetraplasandra lanaiensis Rock; Tetraplasandra lihuensis Sherff; Tetraplasandra lihuensis var. gracilipes Sherff; Tetraplasandra meiandra (Hillebr.) Harms; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. bisobtusa Sherff; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. bryanii Sherff; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. degeneri Sherff; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. hailiensis O. Deg. & Sherff; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. hillebrandii Sherff; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. hiloensis Sherff; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. leptomera Sherff; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. longipedunculata Skottsb.; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. makalehana Sherff; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. mauiensis Sherff; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. molokaiensis Skottsb.; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. occidentalis Skottsb.; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. olowaluana Sherff; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. ovalis Sherff; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. polyantha Sherff; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. polystigmata Sherff; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. prolifica Sherff; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. prolificoides Sherff; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. ramosior Sherff; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. rhynchocarpa Sherff; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. rhynchocarpoides O. Deg. & Sherff; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. rockii Sherff; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. simulans Sherff; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. skottsbergii Sherff; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. tenuistylis Sherff; Tetraplasandra meiandra var. tenuistyloides O. Deg. & Sherff; Tetraplasandra munroi Sherff; Tetraplasandra oahuensis (A. Gray) Harms; Tetraplasandra oahuensis var. eradiata Sherff; Tetraplasandra oahuensis var. fauriei Sherff; Tetraplasandra oahuensis var. hailiensis (O. Deg. & Sherff) O. Deg. & Sherff; Tetraplasandra oahuensis var. longipes Sherff; Tetraplasandra oahuensis var. pseudolongipes O. Deg. & Sherff; Tetraplasandra oahuensis var. pseudorachis Sherff; Tetraplasandra oahuensis var. subglobosa O. Deg.; Tetraplasandra oahuensis var. venulosior Sherff; Tetraplasandra pupukeensis Skottsb.; Tetraplasandra pupukeensis var. decipiens O. Deg. & Sherff; Tetraplasandra pupukeensis var. megalopoda Sherff; Tetraplasandra pupukeensis var. nitida O. Deg. & Sherff; Tetraplasandra pupukeensis f. trigona O. Deg. & Sherff; Tetraplasandra pupukeensis var. venosa O. Deg. & Sherff; Tetraplasandra waianensis O. Deg.; Tetraplasandra waianensis var. palehuana Sherff; Triplasandra kaalae Hillebr.; Triplasandra meiandra Hillebr.; Triplasandra oahuensis (A. Gray) Seem..
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Polyscias oahuensis
- Hawaiian names
- ʻOhe mauka
- Other names
- Polyscias oahuensis · ʻohe mauka · Gastonia oahuensis A. Gray · Heptapleurum waimeae Wawra · Tetraplasandra kaalae (Hillebr.) Harms · Tetraplasandra kaalae var. multiplex Sherff · Tetraplasandra kahanana O. Deg. & Sherff · Tetraplasandra kohalae Skottsb. · Tetraplasandra lanaiensis Rock · Tetraplasandra lihuensis Sherff · Tetraplasandra lihuensis var. gracilipes Sherff · Tetraplasandra meiandra (Hillebr.) Harms · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. bisobtusa Sherff · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. bryanii Sherff · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. degeneri Sherff · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. hailiensis O. Deg. & Sherff · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. hillebrandii Sherff · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. hiloensis Sherff · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. leptomera Sherff · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. longipedunculata Skottsb. · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. makalehana Sherff · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. mauiensis Sherff · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. molokaiensis Skottsb. · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. occidentalis Skottsb. · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. olowaluana Sherff · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. ovalis Sherff · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. polyantha Sherff · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. polystigmata Sherff · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. prolifica Sherff · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. prolificoides Sherff · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. ramosior Sherff · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. rhynchocarpa Sherff · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. rhynchocarpoides O. Deg. & Sherff · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. rockii Sherff · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. simulans Sherff · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. skottsbergii Sherff · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. tenuistylis Sherff · Tetraplasandra meiandra var. tenuistyloides O. Deg. & Sherff · Tetraplasandra munroi Sherff · Tetraplasandra oahuensis (A. Gray) Harms · Tetraplasandra oahuensis var. eradiata Sherff · Tetraplasandra oahuensis var. fauriei Sherff · Tetraplasandra oahuensis var. hailiensis (O. Deg. & Sherff) O. Deg. & Sherff · Tetraplasandra oahuensis var. longipes Sherff · Tetraplasandra oahuensis var. pseudolongipes O. Deg. & Sherff · Tetraplasandra oahuensis var. pseudorachis Sherff · Tetraplasandra oahuensis var. subglobosa O. Deg. · Tetraplasandra oahuensis var. venulosior Sherff · Tetraplasandra pupukeensis Skottsb. · Tetraplasandra pupukeensis var. decipiens O. Deg. & Sherff · Tetraplasandra pupukeensis var. megalopoda Sherff · Tetraplasandra pupukeensis var. nitida O. Deg. & Sherff · Tetraplasandra pupukeensis f. trigona O. Deg. & Sherff · Tetraplasandra pupukeensis var. venosa O. Deg. & Sherff · Tetraplasandra waianensis O. Deg. · Tetraplasandra waianensis var. palehuana Sherff · Triplasandra kaalae Hillebr. · Triplasandra meiandra Hillebr. · Triplasandra oahuensis (A. Gray) Seem.
- 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
- 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
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
- ʻOhe mauka (Polyscias oahuensis) is a tree recorded on Kauaʻi. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.