''Polyscias oahuensis'' is a species of tree in the ivy family known by the common name ohe mauka''. 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 elsew ...

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 stat ...

, where it occurs on all the major islands except for

Niihau Niihau ( Hawaiian: ), anglicized as Niihau ( ), is the westernmost main and seventh largest inhabited island in Hawaii. It is southwest of Kauaʻi across the Kaulakahi Channel. Its area is . Several intermittent playa lakes provide wetland hab ...

and

Kahoolawe Kahoolawe (Hawaiian: ), anglicized as Kahoolawe (), is the smallest of the eight main volcanic islands in the Hawaiian Islands. Kahoolawe is located about southwest of Maui and also southeast of Lānaʻi, and it is long by wide, with a total ...

.''Tetraplasandra oahuensis''.
Center for Plant Conservation. This tree has compound leaves each made up of 7 to 15 dull leaflets. It contains a clear

sap Sap is a fluid transported in xylem cells (vessel elements or tracheids) or phloem sieve tube elements of a plant. These cells transport water and nutrients throughout the plant. Sap is distinct from latex, resin, or cell sap; it is a separa ...

. The fruits are black or purple in color and their seeds are dispersed by birds. This was the most variable species of the formerly recognized genus ''

Tetraplasandra ''Tetraplasandra'' is a no longer recognised genus of plants in the ivy family, Araliaceae. They are small to medium trees, (rarely shrubs or large trees) of mesic to wet forests.Porter P. Lowry II. 1990. "Araliaceae", pages 224-237. In: Warren ...

''. The tree grows in moist to wet island forests.

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{{Taxonbar, from1=Q28806562, from2=Q7706664 oahuensis Endemic flora of Hawaii Biota of Oahu Trees of Hawaii