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ʻōhelo kau lāʻau (Vaccinium calycinum)

Vaccinium calycinum is an endemic Hawaiian shrub of wet forests and bogs, growing 0.5-2 meters tall. It yields edible red-purple berries and has oval, red-tinged leaves.

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Synonyms
Metagonia calycina (Sm.) Nutt.
Vaccinium fauriei H.Lév.
Vaccinium hamatidens H.Lév.
Vaccinium meyenianum Klotzsch
Taxonomy
  • kingdomPlantae
  • divisionTracheophyta
  • classMagnoliopsida
  • orderEricales
  • familyEricaceae
  • genusVaccinium
  • speciesVaccinium calycinum