Nothocestrum breviflorum

{{Short description|Species of tree}}

{{Speciesbox

|name = Smallflower {{okina}}aiea

|image = Nothocestrum breviflorum (4741001594).jpg

|status = CR

|status_system = IUCN2.3

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=World Conservation Monitoring Centre |date=1998 |title=Nothocestrum breviflorum |volume=1998 |page=e.T30784A9572679 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30784A9572679.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

|genus = Nothocestrum

|species = breviflorum

|authority = A.Gray{{GRIN | access-date=2011-06-09}}

}}

Nothocestrum breviflorum, commonly known as smallflower {{okina}}aiea, is a species of tree in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, that is endemic to the island of Hawai{{okina}}i. It inhabits dry and mixed mesic forests{{cite web |url=http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/collection/CPC_ViewProfile.asp?CPCNum=2962 |title=Nothocestrum breviflorum |work=CPC National Collection Plant Profiles |publisher=Center for Plant Conservation |date=2008-01-29 |access-date=2011-06-09}} at elevations of {{convert|180|-|1830|m|ft|abbr=on}}. These forests are dominated by {{okina}}ōhi{{okina}}a lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) and koa (Acacia koa) or lama (Diospyros sandwicensis), while plants associated with smallflower {{okina}}aiea include wiliwili (Erythrina sandwicensis) and uhiuhi (Caesalpinia kavaiensis). N. breviflorum reaches a height of {{convert|10|-|12|m|ft|abbr=on}}. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States. There are fewer than 50 individuals remaining.