Plants of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

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Status	Alien
Distribution & Habitat	Native from central Mexico to Panama; in Hawai'i naturalized in Kilauea Forest Reserve and the vicinity of Thurston Lava Tube, Hawai'i (Wagner et al. 1990: 997).
Locations in this Guide	Thurston Lava Tube
General Appearance	This is an erect shrub that sometimes grows to the size of a small tree, from 3 to 8 m tall (Wagner, et al. 1990: 997).
Leaves	The leaves are arranged opposite or found in whorls with 3 to 4 leaves per node (Wagner et al. 1990: 997).
Flowers & Fruits	The berries are dark purple (Wagner, et al. 1990: 997).
Phenology	Phenology Notes Thurston Lava Tube Only a few flowers on the plants. 11/11/00
Natural History	The first naturalized collection was made in 1966 (Wagner et al. 1990: 997).  It is most likely to be found in the wet forest (Wagner et al. 1990: 997).
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