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
(Hillebr.) Baill.

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.

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