Campanulaceae

Cabbage on a stick

Brighamia insignis A.Gray

Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Brighamia

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Cabbage on a stick: Brighamia insignis - general view. From the Limahuli Garden and Preserve, Kauai, Hawaii. — Photo: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (8)

Arabic: ألولا, أولولو, بريغاميا إنسيغنيس, ملفوف البركان, نخيل هاواي
Chinese: 木油菜
Dutch: Hawaiian palm
English: Cabbage on a stick, Olulu
French: Palmier de Hawaï
German: Hawaii-Palme, Hawaiipalme
Hawaiian: Haha, Olulu
Russian: Бригамия, Гавайская пальма

Synonyms

Brighamia citrina (C.N.Forbes & Lydgate) H.St.John
Brighamia citrina var. napoliensis H.St.John
Brighamia insignis f. citrina C.N.Forbes & Lydgate

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: native

Photos

Photo: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Amada44, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Amada44, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Amada44, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.