Pilo

 Pilo is an endemic native Hawaiian plant. There are 13 endemic species (listed below). Pilo is part of the coffee family, the genus is coprosma. In Ancient Hawaii, Hawaiians used the Pilo berries as a laxative. Today Pilo grows as an understory to native trees such as  ʻōhiʻa and koa.  The Pilo flowers feed native birds like the ʻōmaʻo or Hawaiian thrush. The plant produces both male and female and have distinct characteristics.  

Background Information

Pilo | Native Hawaiian Plants | Oahu

Coprosma longifolia

Appearance

Pilo | Native Hawaiian Plants | Flowering

Pilo flowers

Coprosma ochracea 

Pilo | Native Hawaiian Plants | Oahu
Pilo | Native Hawaiian Plants | Kaala
Pilo | Native Hawaiian Plants | Kaala

These two pilo found in Ka'ala bog, 2018

Pilo | Native Hawaiian Plants | Oahu
Pilo | Native Hawaiian Plants | Oahu

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