Plants of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Other Names	Olomea, pua`a olomea, waimea (Maui)
Status	Endemic
Distribution & Habitat	Common understory tree in wet forest, 300-1,250 (-1,830 on Maui) m, on all of the main islands except Ni`ihau and Kaho`olawe (Wagner, et al. 1990: 531).
Locations in this Guide	Ola`a Forest
General Appearance	These are shrubs or small trees generally 2 to 6 m tall, sometimes ranging to 8 m tall.  The branches are red to green.  At lower elevations, the branches are short and stiff, while at higher elevations the branches are long and more or less droopy (Wagner, et al. 1990: 531). They don't have hairs or thorns.
Leaves	The leaves are a shiny dark green, with red or reddish orange veins and petioles.  The upper surface is smooth, and the lower surface is paler and sometimes has yellowish brown hairs along the veins.  The leaf margins are serrate and the apex is acuminate to sometimes obtuse.  The petioles are 1.5 to 5 cm long. The stipules are lanceolate and about 1 mm long (Wagner et al., 1990: 531).
Flowers & Fruits	The tiny flowers are borne on short branching inflorescences that may reach 11 cm in length.   The fruits are bright red and 4 to 6 mm in diameter, usually with four seeds (Wagner, et al. 1990: 531).
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