''Coprosma cordicarpa'', known as pilo, is a species of plant endemic to the Hawaiian island of

Maui The island of Maui (; Hawaiian: ) is the second-largest of the islands of the state of Hawaii at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2) and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is the largest of Maui County's four islands, which ...

. It is locally common in high-elevation dry forests and

shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It m ...

s of leeward

East Maui East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the f ...

. It can be distinguished from other Hawaiian '' Coprosma'' by its heart-shaped fruit. It is classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List due to a heavy population decline caused by

invasive species An invasive species otherwise known as an alien is an introduced organism that becomes overpopulated and harms its new environment. Although most introduced species are neutral or beneficial with respect to other species, invasive species ad ...

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{{Taxonbar, From=Q42670682 cordicarpa Endemic flora of Hawaii Plants described in 2016