Nothocestrum longifolium

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Longleaf ʻaiea

Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Nothocestrum
Species:
N. longifolium
Binomial name
Nothocestrum longifolium

Nothocestrum longifolium, the longleaf ʻaiea, is a species of tree in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, that is

habitat loss
.

An analysis of the berries revealed them to be one of the most protein-rich of the fruits consumed by nestlings of

Corvus hawaiiensis, the Hawaiian crow.[3]

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