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Amaranthaceae family
Ellipticleaf Papala Charpentiera elliptica
Native
Ellipticleaf Papala is a perennial tree native to Hawaii.
More about this plant
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). Wikipedia →
Growing & care
USDA PLANTS · TRY Size & form
Sources · Size & form
USDA PLANTS — Lifespan
TRY Plant Trait Database (CC BY 4.0) — Foliage
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Broadleaf
In the garden
Tree layer (canopy / understory) — Sits in the tree of a layered food forest or polyculture.Open guide →
derived roles
Species characteristics from USDA PLANTS (public domain) + TRY (CC BY) — general guidance, not a
guarantee for your exact site. Deer "browsing" is documented palatability, not a deer-proof claim.
Related plants
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Native
Broadleaf Papala
Charpentiera obovata
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Koolau Range Papala
Charpentiera ovata
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Napali Coast Papala
Charpentiera densiflora
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Waianae Range Papala
Charpentiera tomentosa
●○○○○ Same genus / family, ranked by ecological value — from the PlantKey catalog
Sources for this entry (11) Open & cited
[01] Scientific name & family — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[02] Growth habit & duration — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[03] Native status & distribution — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[04] Common name — USDA PLANTS (via GBIF)
[05] Invasive / introduced status — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503) — native status
[06] Photos — iNaturalist — CC, credited per image
[07] Description — Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
[08] Ecological value — GloBI
[09] Conservation rank — NatureServe Explorer (CC BY)
[10] Foliage — TRY Plant Trait Database (CC BY 4.0)
[11] County range — GBIF Open Data — open-licensed occurrences (CC0/CC-BY) → county
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