''Diospyros hillebrandii'', is a species of
flowering tree in the
ebony family,
Ebenaceae
The Ebenaceae are a family of flowering plants belonging to order Ericales. The family includes ebony and persimmon among about 768 species of trees and shrubs. It is distributed across the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world. It ...
, that is
endemic to the
islands of
Oahu and
Kauai
Kauai, () anglicized as Kauai ( ), is geologically the second-oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands (after Niʻihau). With an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km2), it is the fourth-largest of these islands and the 21st largest island ...
in
Hawaii.
Its common name, ''Ēlama'', also means torch or lamp in
Hawaiian.
''Ēlama'' is a small to medium-sized tree, reaching a height of .
It can be found in
coastal mesic and
mixed mesic forests at elevations of .
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hillebrandii
Plants described in 1939
Endemic flora of Hawaii
Trees of Hawaii
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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