Ilex anomala, commonly known as Hawai'i holly, kāwaʻu, or ʻaiea in Hawaii, is a species of holly. It is native to the Hawaiian Islands and the Marquesas Islands and Society Islands of French Polynesia.
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Is it poisonous?
Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. Holly; berries cause vomiting Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Melicope clusiifolia
- Ilex perado — considered toxic
- Myrsine lessertiana
- Kadua affinis
- Bobea elatior
- Coprosma ochracea
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Aquifoliales
- Family
- Aquifoliaceae
- Genus
- Ilex
- Species
- Ilex anomala
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