''Ilex anomala'', commonly known as Hawai'i holly, kāwau or aiea, is a species of
holly
''Ilex'' (), or holly, is a genus of over 570 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family. ''Ilex'' has the most species of any woody dioecious angiosperm genus. The species are evergree ...
that is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
to
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only ...
. It inhabits
mixed mesic and
wet forests at elevations of on all main islands.
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Trees of Hawaii
Endemic flora of Hawaii
anomala
''Anomala'' is a genus of shining leaf chafers in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. There are at least 1,200 described species in ''Anomala''.
A common characteristic behavior of beetles in ''Anomala'' is that most grubs of these ...
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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