olomea
Perrottetia sandwicensis A.Gray
Perrottetia sandwicensis is a species in the family Dipentodontaceae, native to Hawaii. It is a polygamodioecious shrub or small tree, 2-6 (-8) m tall, with red to green branches and shiny, dark green leaves with pink, red, or reddish orange veins and petioles. Leaves are ovate to oblong-elliptic, 7-19 cm long, with serrate margins and cuneate to rounded bases. The species is distinguished by its glabrous to glabrate surfaces, with sparse to moderate pubescence on young leaves and inflorescence axes. It is known by the common name 'olomea'.
Description
Perrottetia sandwicensis is a shrub or small tree native to Hawaii, characterized by its spirally arranged leaves with a shiny, dark green surface and pink to reddish veins. The leaves are chartaceous, ovate to oblong-elliptic, 7-19 cm long, and have serrate margins with indurated teeth. The petioles are 1.5-5 cm long, and the stipules are linear-oblong and deciduous. Inflorescences are axillary paniculate cymes, with staminate and pistillate forms. The species exhibits variation in pubescence, with some populations having loosely villosulous stems and leaves. It is distinct from P. wichmaniorum, which has more dense, spreading hirtellous pubescence, particularly on inflorescence axes and young stems.
Other common names
olomea
Distribution
Hawaii
Synonyms
Theaphyllum celastrinumPerrottetia sandwicensis var. tomentosa