''Wikstroemia'' is a

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of 55-70 species of

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s and small

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s in the

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family,

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. Hawaiian species are known by the common name ‘ākia.

Medicinal uses

Wikstroemia indica ''Wikstroemia indica'', also known as tie bush, Indian stringbush, bootlace bush, or small-leaf salago () is a small shrub with glossy leaves, small greenish-yellow flowers and toxic red fruits. It grows in forests and on rocky, shrubby slopes i ...

'' () is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in

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Paper making

The bark fibres of several species of ''Wikstroemia'' are used to make paper.

Species

*''Wikstroemia albiflora'' *''Wikstroemia alternifolia'' *''Wikstroemia angustifolia'' *''Wikstroemia australis'' – Norfolk Island *''Wikstroemia balansae'' *''Wikstroemia bicornuta'' William Hillebrand, Hillebr. – alpine false ohelo (Lanai, Lānai and Maui, Hawaii) *''Wikstroemia chuii'' *''Wikstroemia coriacea'' Sol. ex Seem. *''Wikstroemia elliptica'' *''Wikstroemia forbesii'' Carl Skottsberg, Skottsb. – Molokai false ohelo (Molokai, Molokai, Hawaii) *''Wikstroemia fruticosa'' *''Wikstroemia furcata'' (Hillebr.) Rock – forest false ohelo (Kauai, Kauai, Hawaii) *''Wikstroemia ganpi'' *''Wikstroemia gracilis'' *''Wikstroemia hainanensis'' *''Wikstroemia hanalei'' Wawra – lavafield false ohelo (Kauai, Hawaii) *''

'' – NT, Qld, NSW, Australia *''Wikstroemia johnplewsii'' - Marquesas Islands *''Wikstroemia lanceolata'' *''Wikstroemia liangii'' *''Wikstroemia ligustrina'' *''Wikstroemia linearifolia'' *''Wikstroemia linoides'' *''Wikstroemia longipaniculata'' *''Wikstroemia micrantha'' *''Wikstroemia monnula'' *''Wikstroemia mononectaria'' *''Wikstroemia monticola'' Skottsb. – ''Ākia'', montane false ohelo (Maui) *''Wikstroemia nutans'' *''Wikstroemia oahuensis'' Asa Gray, A.Gray – Oahu false ohelo (Kauai, Oahu, Oahu, Molokai, Lānai, and Maui in Hawaii) **''Wikstroemia oahuensis'' var. ''oahuensis'' – Oahu false ohelo **''Wikstroemia oahuensis'' var. ''palustris'' – Oahu false ohelo *''Wikstroemia ovata'' *''Wikstroemia pampaninii'' *''Wikstroemia parviflora'' *''Wikstroemia pauciflora'' *''Wikstroemia paxiana'' *''Wikstroemia phillyreifolia'' A.Gray – Hawaii false ohelo (Hawaii (island), Island of Hawaii) *''Wikstroemia polyantha'' *''Wikstroemia pulcherrima'' Skottsb. – Kohala false ohelo (Island of Hawaii) *''Wikstroemia retusa'' *''Wikstroemia ridleyi'' *''Wikstroemia rosmarinifolia'' *''Wikstroemia sandwicensis'' Carl Meissner, Meisn. – variableleaf false ohelo (Island of Hawaii) *''Wikstroemia scytophylla'' *''Wikstroemia sikokiana'' *''Wikstroemia stenophylla'' *''Wikstroemia trichotoma'' *''Wikstroemia skottsbergiana''† Sparre – Skottsberg's false ohelo (Kauai, Hawaii) *''Wikstroemia souliei'' *''Wikstroemia taiwanensis'' *''Wikstroemia techinensis'' *''Wikstroemia tenuiramis'' *''Wikstroemia uva-ursi'' A.Gray – hillside false ohelo (Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, and Maui in Hawaii) **''Wikstroemia uva-ursi'' var. kauaiensis – false ohelo **''Wikstroemia uva-ursi'' var. uva-ursi – hillside false ohelo *''Wikstroemia villosa'' Hillebr. – hairy false ohelo (Maui, Hawaii)

References

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