Global InformationElaeocarpus bifidus information
| Elaeocarpus bifidus | |
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| Kalia on Kalauao trail, Oʻahu | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Elaeocarpus |
| Species: | E. bifidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Elaeocarpus bifidus Hook. & Arn., 1832.[1]
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Elaeocarpus bifidus, known in Hawaiian as kalia,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Elaeocarpaceae that is endemic to the islands of Kauaʻi and Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi[3]
The kalia is a medium-sized evergreen tree, and has fruits that resemble olives. Formerly the bark was used to make rope, and the branches were used in the construction of thatched roofs.[3]
- ^ "Plants Profile". Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "Native Plants Hawaiʻi". Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Common Forest Trees of Hawaii (Native and Introduced)" (PDF). Retrieved 26 November 2022.