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Charpentiera elliptica
Also called Pāpala
Ellipticleaf papala is an endangered Hawaiian tree endemic to Kauaʻi, growing up to about 6 m in mesic coastal and mixed forest. It is a wild conservation species rarely cultivated, so care advice is limited and based on its native habitat.
Charpentiera elliptica, the ellipticleaf pāpala, is an endangered species of flowering tree in the family Amaranthaceae, endemic to the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi. It inhabits coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 250–1,250 metres (820–4,100 ft). It is a perennial tree, growing up to 20 ft (6.1 m).
Charpentiera australis · Napali coast papala · Broadleaf papala · Papala
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Charpentiera elliptica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
