Nesoluma polynesicum
| Keahi | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Genus: | Nesoluma |
| Species: | N. polynesicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Nesoluma polynesicum | |
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The fruit is inedible and very sticky
Nesoluma polynesicum, the keahi or island 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.
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Nesoluma polynesicum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T32010A9673343. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32010A9673343.en. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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