Woodland Mirrorplant

Endemic to Big Island of Hawaii. This is a dioecious plant. Elevation 4200 ft./1280m.

Endemic to Big Island of Hawaii. This is a dioecious plant. Elevation 4200 ft./1280m.

Endemic to Big Island of Hawaii. This is a dioecious plant. Elevation 4200 ft./1280m.

Endemic to Big Island of Hawaii. This small tree is a dioecious plant. Elevation 4200 ft./1280m.

Pilo or Woodland mirrorplantRubiaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Hawaii Island only)Kpukapuala, Hawaii IslandPistillate (female) flowers and unripe fruitBerries of pilo were used as a laxative. As in early Hawaiian use, the berries are occasionally used as a laxative today.Pilo of many species provide fruit for native birds, such as mao or Hawaiian thrush (Myadestes obscurus) and so favored in some areas that they have been observed guarding and chasing off other birds from fruit-laden trees.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Coprosma_rhynchocarpa

Endemic to Big Island of Hawaii. This small tree is a dioecious plant. Elevation 4100 ft./1250m.

Pilo or Woodland mirrorplantRubiaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Hawaii Island only)Kpukapuala, Hawaii IslandPistillate (female) flowers and unripe fruitBerries of pilo were used as a laxative. As in early Hawaiian use, the berries are occasionally used as a laxative today.Pilo of many species provide fruit for native birds, such as mao or Hawaiian thrush (Myadestes obscurus) and so favored in some areas that they have been observed guarding and chasing off other birds from fruit-laden trees.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Coprosma_rhynchocarpa

Endemic to Big Island of Hawaii. This small tree is a dioecious plant. Elevation 4100 ft./1250m.

Pilo or Woodland mirrorplantRubiaceae (Coffee family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Auwahi District, East Maui; Hawaii Island)Photo: Kpukapuala, Hawaii IslandStaminate (male) flowers picturedFemale flowers & immature fruitswww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5516100887/in/datetaken-...As in early Hawaiian use, the berries are occasionally used as a laxative today.Pilo of many species provide fruit for native birds, such as mao or Hawaiian thrush (Myadestes obscurus) and so favored in some areas that they have been observed guarding and chasing off other birds from fruit-laden trees.EtymologyThe generic name is from the Greek kopros, dung, and osme, smell referring to the dung-like or rotten cabbage smell (methanethiol) given off when the leaves of some species are crushed.The specific epithet rhynchocarpa is derived from the Greek rhyncho, beak, and the Latin carpus, fruit, in reference to the beak-like projection on the fruits of this species.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Coprosma_rhynchocarpa

Endemic to Big Island of Hawaii. This small tree is a dioecious plant. Photo shows abaxial surface (underside) of leaf. Elevation 4100 ft./1250m.

Pilo or Woodland mirrorplantRubiaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Hawaii Island only)Kpukapuala, Hawaii IslandPistillate (female) flowers and unripe fruit picturedStaminate (male) flowerswww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5516126863/in/datetaken-...As in early Hawaiian use, the berries are occasionally used as a laxative today.Pilo of many species provide fruit for native birds, such as mao or Hawaiian thrush (Myadestes obscurus) and so favored in some areas that they have been observed guarding and chasing off other birds from fruit-laden trees.EtymologyThe generic name is from the Greek kopros, dung, and osme, smell referring to the dung-like or rotten cabbage smell (methanethiol) given off when the leaves of some species are crushed.The specific epithet rhynchocarpa is derived from the Greek rhyncho, beak, and the Latin carpus, fruit, in reference to the beak-like projection on the fruits of this species.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Coprosma_rhynchocarpa