Streblus pendulinus | |
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Aʻiaʻi on Maui | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Moraceae |
Genus: | Streblus |
Species: | S. pendulinus |
Binomial name | |
Streblus pendulinus (Endl.) F.Muell |
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Synonyms | |
Pseudomorus brunoniana (Endl.) Bureau |
Pseudomorus brunoniana (Endl.) Bureau
Pseudomorus brunoniana var. sandwicensis (O.Deg.) Skottsb.
Pseudomorus sandwicensis O.Deg.
Streblus sandwicensis (O.Deg.) H.St.John
Streblus pendulinus, commonly known as Hawai'i roughbush or aʻiaʻi (Hawaiian language), is a species of flowering plant in the mulberry family, Moraceae, that is native to eastern Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. It is usually a small tree or shrub, reaching a height of 12 m (39 ft) with a trunk diameter of 0.6 m (2.0 ft). In Hawaii, it inhabits dry, coastal mesic, mixed mesic and wet forests from sea level to 1,675 m (5,495 ft).