Amaranthaceae

Koolau Range papala

Charpentiera ovata Gaudich.

Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Charpentiera

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Koolau Range papala: Pāpala or Koolau Range papala Amaranthaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands Kīpukapuala, Hawaiʻi Island nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Charpentiera_ovata_ov — Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Koolau Range papala, Koʻolau Range papala, Papala, Pāpala

Synonyms

Chamissoa ovata Endl. ex Moq.

Characteristics

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

Photos

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.