Gunneraceae

Haha

Gunnera petaloidea Gaudich.

Family: Gunneraceae
Genus: Gunnera

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Haha: ʻApeʻape Gunneraceae Endemic to the Hawaiian islands Mt. Kaʻala, Oʻahu — Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Haha
Hawaiian: ʻapeʻape

Synonyms

Gunnera eastwoodiae H.St.John
Gunnera kaalaensis (Krajina) H.St.John
Gunnera makahaensis H.St.John
Gunnera mauiensis (Krajina) H.St.John
Gunnera molokaiensis H.St.John
Gunnera petaloidea var. kaalaensis Krajina
Gunnera petaloidea var. mauiensis Krajina
Gunneropsis petaloidea (Gaudich.) Oerst.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
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: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Neal Kelso, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Neal Kelso, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Quinn Campbell, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Neal Kelso, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.