Thursday 23 May Island nesoluma (Nesoluma polynesicum) What’s
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description This easily identifiable, small evergreen grows up
to 10 metres tall and about 25 centimetres in diameter (2). The
leaves are broadly elliptical with a shiny green, hairless upper
surface and rust-coloured hairs covering the lower surface (2)
(3). The twigs are also covered with rust-coloured hairs, while
the bark on the trunk is grey, rough and thick, becoming
furrowed into rectangular plates, and the sap is milky (3). Many
fragrant flowers are produced at the base of the leaves and the
flowers (3). The dark purple or brown fruits of the island
nesoluma are one to two centimetres long and look similar to
olives (2) (3). - Also known as - Chrysophyllum polynesicum. -
Height: up to 10 m (2) - IUCN Red List (January, 2007) - Wagner,
W.L., Herbst, D.R. and Sohmer, S.H. (1999) Manual of the
Flowering Plants of Hawaii. Uni