Keahi

(Sideroxylon polynesicum)

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Description

Nesoluma polynesicum, the keahi orisland nesoluma, is a species of flowering plant in the chicle family, Sapotaceae. It is found in the Cook (New Zealand), Tubuai (French Polynesia), and Hawaiian Islands (United States). It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Ericales
Family:Sapotaceae
Genus:Sideroxylon
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