Ilex anomala
Encyclopedia
Ilex anomala, commonly known as Kāwau or Aiea, is a species of holly
that is endemic to Hawaii
. It inhabits mixed mesic and wet forests at elevations of 600–1400 m (1,968.5–4,593.2 ft) on all main islands.
Holly
Ilex) is a genus of 400 to 600 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family. The species are evergreen and deciduous trees, shrubs, and climbers from tropics to temperate zones world wide....
that is endemic to Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. It inhabits mixed mesic and wet forests at elevations of 600–1400 m (1,968.5–4,593.2 ft) on all main islands.