Nothocestrum longifolium

Longleaf ʻaiea
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Nothocestrum
Species:	N. longifolium
Binomial name
Nothocestrum longifolium A.Gray

Longleaf ʻaiea (Nothocestrum longifolium) is a species of tree in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, that is endemic to Hawaiʻi. It can be found in mesic and wet forests at elevations of 360–1,620 metres (1,180–5,310 ft) on the islands of Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Oʻahu, Kauaʻi.^[1] It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. ^ "ʻaiea, halena". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/resultsdetailed.asp?search=aiea. Retrieved 03-22-09. 

• World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Nothocestrum longifolium. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.