Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Leptecophylla tameiameiae, known as pūkiawe or maiele in the Hawaiian language, is a species of flowering plant that is native to the Hawaiian and Marquesas Islands.
The specific epithet honors King Kamehameha I, who formed the Kingdom of Hawaii. It grows as a tree up to tall in forests and as a shrub in height elsewhere. Its small needle-like leaves are whitish underneath, dark green above. The round berries range in color from white through shades of pink to red. Pūkiawe is found in a variety of habitats in Hawaii at elevations of, including mixed mesic forests, wet forests, bogs, and alpine shrublands.
