Polyscias sandwicensis

Polyscias sandwicensis (formerly Reynoldsia sandwicensis), known in Hawaiian as the 'ohe makai^[3] or ʻOhe kukuluāeʻo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii.

Polyscias sandwicensis
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Araliaceae
Genus:	Polyscias
Species:	P. sandwicensis
Binomial name
Polyscias sandwicensis (A.Gray) Lowry & G.M.Plunkett
Synonyms[2]
Reynoldsia sandwicensis A.Gray

It is a Hawaiian dry forest tree, adapted by being deciduous and losing its leaves during the regular summer drought.^[4] It reaches a height of 4.6–15 m (15–49 ft) high with a trunk diameter of 0.5–0.6 m (1.6–2.0 ft).^[5] It can be found at elevations of 30–800 m (98–2,625 ft) on most main islands. Polyscias sandwicensis generally inhabits lowland dry forests, but is occasionally seen in coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests.^[6] It is threatened by habitat loss.