Diospyros hillebrandii, is a species of flowering tree in the ebony family, Ebenaceae, that is endemic to the islands of Oʻahu and Kauaʻi in Hawaii.[2] Its common name, Ēlama, also means torch or lamp in Hawaiian.[3] Ēlama is a small to medium-sized tree, reaching a height of 4–10 m (13–33 ft).[2] It can be found in coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 150–760 m (490–2,490 ft).[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ebenaceae |
| Genus: | Diospyros |
| Species: | D. hillebrandii
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| Binomial name | |
| Diospyros hillebrandii | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Maba hillebrandii Seem. | |
References
edit- ^ "Type Information and Synonyms for Diospyros hillebrandii". Flora of the Hawaiian Islands. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ a b "Diospyros hillebrandii (Seem.) Fosberg". Flora of the Hawaiian Islands. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena; Samuel H. Elbert (1986). Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian. University of Hawaii Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-8248-0703-0.
- ^ "lama, elama". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
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