''Myrsine linearifolia'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the primrose family known by the common name narrowleaf colicwood. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...

, where it is known only from the island of Kauai. There are 12 populations remaining, for a total of fewer than 200 plants.USFWS
''Myrsine linearifolia'' Five-year Review.
August 2010. Like other Hawaiian ''Myrsine'' this plant is called ''kōlea''. It is a federally listed threatened species of the United States. This is a shrub or

tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...

growing up to 8 meters tall. There are narrow leaves and clusters of flowers along the branches. It grows in moist and wet habitat on mountain ridges.''Myrsine linearifolia''.

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. It is found alongside other forest plants including ''

Antidesma platyphyllum ''Antidesma platyphyllum'' is a species of flowering tree in the leafflower family, Phyllanthaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. Common names include ''hame'', ''haā'', ''mehame'', ''hamehame'', ''mēhamehame'', and ''haāmaile''. It inhabits co ...

'' (hame), ''

Broussaisia arguta ''Broussaisia arguta'', the kanawao, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the ''Hydrangea'' family, Hydrangeaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It is the only species in the monotypic genus ''Broussaisia''. Kanawao is a widespread speci ...

'' (kanawao), '' Chamaesyce remyi'' (akoko), '' Cheirodendron fauriei'' (olapa), ''

Cyanea fissa Cyanea may refer to: * ''Cyanea'' (jellyfish), a genus of jellyfish in the family Cyaneidae * ''Cyanea'' (plant), a genus of Hawaiian plants in the family Campanulaceae * An ancient Greek name that means "blue sky" and in the Greek alphabet it' ...

'' (haha), '' Cyrtandra pickeringii'' (haiwale), '' Dubautia laxa'' (naenae pua melemele), '' Embelia pacifica'' (kilioe), ''

Freycinetia arborea ''Freycinetia arborea'', ''Ieie'', is a densely branched, brittle, woody climber in the family Pandanaceae, endemic to the Pacific Islands. ''Ieie'' is found in moist forest on the Hawaiian, Marquesas, Austral, Society, and Cook Islands. ...

'' ('i.e. 'i.e.), ''

Kadua affinis ''Kadua'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It comprises 29 species,''Kadua'' At: World Checklist of Rubiaceae At: Kew Gardens Website. (see ''External links'' below). all restricted to Polynesia. Twenty-tw ...

'' (manono), '' Lobelia kauaiensis'' (pue), '' Machaerina angustifolia'' (uki), ''

Melicope feddei ''Melicope'' is a genus of about 240 species of shrubs and trees in the family Rutaceae, occurring from the Hawaiian Islands across the Pacific Ocean to tropical Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Plants in the genus ''Melicope'' have simple or ...

'' (alani), ''

Melicope waialealae ''Melicope waialealae'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae. It is commonly known as Alani wai. It is endemic to the island of Kauai in Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, ...

'' (alani wai), ''

Perrottetia sandwicensis ''Perrottetia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipentodontaceae described as a family in 1824. Species occur in China, Southeast Asia, Papuasia, Hawaii, Australia, and Latin America. It is the largest genus of the recently descri ...

'' (olomea), '' Psychotria hexandra'' (kopiko), '' Psychotria mariniana'' (kopiko), '' Psychotria wawrae'' (kōpiko), '' Sphenomeris chinensis'' (palaa), and '' Syzygium sandwicensis'' (ʻŌhiʻa ha).

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USDA Plants Profile
linearifolia Endemic flora of Hawaii {{Primulaceae-stub