Pilo

Background Information

  • Genius: Coprosma
      • 13 Endemic Species: cymosa, elliptica, ernodeoides foliosa*, kauensis, longifolia*, menziesii, montana, ochracea*, pubens, rhynchocarpa, ternata, waimeae
  • Coffee Family
  • Ancient uses: Berries used as laxative
  • Modern uses:

Coprosma longifolia

  • Hawaiian Name: Pilo

Appearance

  • Can grow tall
  • Leaves: come off from a single stem, slender
  • This picture taken on Ka'ala trail

Pilo flowers

Coprosma ochracea

    • variation: kaalae
  • This Pilo is in the Ka'ala Bog
  • The leaves are short, like most ochracea
  • Many variations of the ochracea especially on the different Hawaiian Islands
  • Pilo usually is shows up at over 2,500 feet to 7,500 feet of elevation

These two pilo found in Ka'ala bog, 2018

  • This pilo found in the Ka'ala bog, 2018
  • Looks like a cross between longifolia and ochracea

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