Wikstroemia bicornuta, the alpine false ohelo,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the mezereon family, Thymelaeaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It inhabits mixed mesic and wet forests at elevations of 900–1,050 m (2,950–3,440 ft) on the islands of Lānaʻi and Maui.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Genus: | Wikstroemia |
| Species: | W. bicornuta
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References
edit- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Wikstroemia bicornuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T30788A9573266. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30788A9573266.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ NRCS. "Wikstroemia bicornuta". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "ʻakia, kauhi, ʻakia manolo". Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
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