Elaeocarpus bifidus

Elaeocarpus bifidus, known in Hawaiian as kalia,^[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Elaeocarpaceae that is endemic to the islands of Kauaʻi and Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi^[3]

Elaeocarpus bifidus
Kalia on Kalauao trail, Oʻahu
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Oxalidales
Family:	Elaeocarpaceae
Genus:	Elaeocarpus
Species:	E. bifidus
Binomial name
Elaeocarpus bifidus Hook. & Arn., 1832.[1]

The kalia is a medium-sized evergreen tree, and has fruits that resemble olives. Formerly the bark was used to make rope, and the branches were used in the construction of thatched roofs.^[3]