Ilex anomala

Kāwaʻu
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Aquifoliales
Family:	Aquifoliaceae
Genus:	Ilex
Species:	I. anomala
Binomial name
	Ilex anomala; Hook. & Arn.

Ilex anomala, commonly known as Hawai'i holly, kāwaʻu or ʻaiea, is a species of holly that is endemic to Hawaii.^[1] It inhabits mixed mesic and wet forests at elevations of 600–1,400 m (2,000–4,600 ft) on all main islands.^[2]

References

^ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Kāwaʻu, Hawaiian holly" (PDF). United States Forest Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
^ "kawa'u, kaawa'u, 'aiea". Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Archived from the original on 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2009-11-18.

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[1] Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Kāwaʻu, Hawaiian holly" (PDF). United States Forest Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-11-18.

[2] "kawa'u, kaawa'u, 'aiea". Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Archived from the original on 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2009-11-18.

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