General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Plant Height: 12-33 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Other: 2-3 inch flat bluish-glaucous pods that mature to pale pink to gray. Each pod contains 2-4 oval seeds.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Late fall or early winter
Winter
Uses: Flowering Tree
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Critically Endangered
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Common names
  • Uhiuhi
  • Kawaʻu
  • Kolomona
  • Kea
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Mezoneuron kauaiense
  • Synonym: Caesalpinia kauaiensis

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Location: Kaua'i
Date: 2014-06-24
Location: Kaua'i
Date: 2014-06-24

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