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Pleomele hawaiiensis

Pleomele hawaiiensis, the Hawai?i Hala Pepe, is a species of flowering plant in the Butcher's Broom family, Ruscaceae, that is endemic to the island of Hawai?i. It inhabits dry and mesic forests on old ?a?? lava flows at elevations of 300–800 metres (980–2,600 ft) on the leeward side of the island. More