Common on aa lava fields, usually 1K to 2K elevation. Hawaiian uses - Rarely cultivated due to the wood being soft and unstable wood. Description - Tree to 9 m or more, generally branched part way up trunk. Branches are stiff and ridged by numerous leaf scars. Wood is white with streaks of red or yellow.
Wood is soft and lightweight with soft whitish roots.
Flowers greenish to yellow to white, approx. Flowers are perfect in formation and numerous, arranged in long drooping panicles. Leaves are arranged in spiral clusters at branch ends, and blades are long and narrow. Habatat - Usually found in dry shrub land and forest. Sometimes scattered on ridges, slopes or gulches Hawaiian uses - Very strong wood used for trading, medicinal uses, perfume, edible fruits.