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Myrsine lessertiana

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Internal ID UUID644049886509f251426520
Scientific name Myrsine lessertiana
Authority A.DC.
First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 2, 16: 85 (1841)

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Myrsine lessertiana, also known as kōlea lau nui, is a type of colicwood that is found only in Hawaiʻi. It can be found in various types of forests at elevations ranging from 210 to 1,220 meters. This tree can grow up to 18 meters tall and has a trunk diameter of 0.3 to 0.6 meters. In the past, Native Hawaiians used the wood of kōlea lau nui to make various objects such as scrapers, anvils, and canoes. The bark of this tree was also used to make a red dye. Additionally, its leaves were believed to have spiritual properties and were used for visions and revelation. When smoked, the leaves can produce a euphoric effect similar to LSD.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Myrsine gaudichaudii A.DC. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 2, 16: 85 (1841)
Suttonia cuneata H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 443 (1912)
Suttonia flavida H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 444 (1912)
Myrsine emarginata (Rock) Hosaka Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 16: 64 (1940)
Myrsine meziana (H.Lév.) Wilbur Pacific Sci. 19: 522 (1965)
Suttonia lessertiana (A.DC.) Mez Pflanzenr. (Engler) Myrsin. 336. 1902 [6 May 1902]
Suttonia hillebrandii var. emarginata Rock Indig. Trees Haw. Isl. 373. 1913 [26 Jun 1913]
Rapanea emarginata (Rock) O.Deg. & I.Deg. Phytologia 22: 212 (1971)
Myrsine gaudichaudii f. acuminata Wawra Flora 57: 524 1874
Myrsine fosbergii var. acuminata (Wawra) Hosaka Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 16: 47 1940
Rapanea fosbergii var. acuminata (Wawra) O.Deg. & I.Deg. Phytologia 22: 212 (1971)
Myrsine fauriei H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 154 (1911)
Suttonia fauriei (H.Lév.) H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 373 (1912)
Suttonia meziana H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 443 (1912)
Suttonia spathulata Rock Indig. Trees Haw. Isl. : 370 (1913)
Rapanea spathulata (Rock) O.Deg. & Hosaka Fl. Hawaiiensis 290: s.p. (1939)
Rapanea lessertiana (A.DC.) O.Deg. & Hosaka Fl. Hawaiiensis 290: s.p. (1939)

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English kolea lau nui

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001085489
USDA Plants MYLE2
Tropicos 22000554
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:589169-1
The Plant List tro-22000554
Open Tree Of Life 3900232
NCBI Taxonomy 2093304
Nature Serve 2.160181
IPNI 589169-1
iNaturalist 122527
GBIF 3169426
Freebase /m/05pb9n6
Wikipedia Myrsine_lessertiana

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Hawaiian Treeline Ecotones: Implications for Plant Community Conservation under Climate Change Ainsworth A, Drake DR Plants (Basel) 31-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10780311
doi:10.3390/plants13010123
PMID:38202431
Isoscapes of remnant and restored Hawaiian montane forests reveal differences in biological nitrogen fixation and carbon inputs Wall CB, Swift SO, D’Antonio CM, Gebauer G, Hynson NA PeerJ 06-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10252893
doi:10.7717/peerj.15468
PMID:37304880
Commodity risk assessment of Acer palmatum plants grafted on Acer davidii from China Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Iacopetti G, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Gonthier P EFSA J 12-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9096882
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7298
PMID:35592020
Commodity risk assessment of bonsai plants from China consisting of Pinus parviflora grafted on Pinus thunbergii Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Iacopetti G, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Gonthier P EFSA J 08-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8822388
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7077
PMID:35154441
Seed freeze sensitivity and ex situ longevity of 295 species in the native Hawaiian flora Chau MM, Chambers T, Weisenberger L, Keir M, Kroessig TI, Wolkis D, Kam R, Yoshinaga AY Am J Bot 09-Sep-2019
PMCID:PMC6856683
doi:10.1002/ajb2.1351
PMID:31502257
Vertical foraging shifts in Hawaiian forest birds in response to invasive rat removal Wilson Rankin EE, Knowlton JL, Gruner DS, Flaspohler DJ, Giardina CP, Leopold DR, Buckardt A, Pitt WC, Fukami T PLoS One 24-Sep-2018
PMCID:PMC6152863
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0202869
PMID:30248110
Origin and macroevolution of micro-moths on sunken Hawaiian Islands Johns CA, Toussaint EF, Breinholt JW, Kawahara AY Proc Biol Sci 29-Aug-2018
PMCID:PMC6125921
doi:10.1098/rspb.2018.1047
PMID:30158307
Using population viability analysis to evaluate management activities for an endangered Hawaiian endemic, the Puaiohi (Myadestes palmeri) Fantle-Lepczyk J, Taylor A, Duffy DC, Crampton LH, Conant S PLoS One 13-Jun-2018
PMCID:PMC5999280
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0198952
PMID:29897991
Episodic Canopy Structural Transformations and Biological Invasion in a Hawaiian Forest Balzotti CS, Asner GP Front Plant Sci 21-Jul-2017
PMCID:PMC5519564
doi:10.3389/fpls.2017.01256
PMID:28785270
A new species of Hibiscadelphus Rock (Malvaceae, Hibisceae) from Maui, Hawaiian Islands Oppenheimer HL, Bustamente KM, Perlman SP PhytoKeys 25-Jul-2014
PMCID:PMC4152892
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.39.7371
PMID:25197226
Forest Restoration and Parasitoid Wasp Communities in Montane Hawai’i Gould RK, Pejchar L, Bothwell SG, Brosi B, Wolny S, Mendenhall CD, Daily G PLoS One 19-Mar-2013
PMCID:PMC3601962
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059356
PMID:23527171
Host population persistence in the face of introduced vector-borne diseases: Hawaii amakihi and avian malaria Woodworth BL, Atkinson CT, LaPointe DA, Hart PJ, Spiegel CS, Tweed EJ, Henneman C, LeBrun J, Denette T, DeMots R, Kozar KL, Triglia D, Lease D, Gregor A, Smith T, Duffy D Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 24-Jan-2005
PMCID:PMC547860
doi:10.1073/pnas.0409454102
PMID:15668377

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