Nyctaginaceae
Australasian catchbirdtree
Pisonia brunoniana
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Genus
- Pisonia
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 大叶避霜花, 新西兰避霜花
- English
- Australasian catchbirdtree, Parapara
- Māori
- Parapara, Heimerliodendron brunonianum
- Tamil
- பறவைப் பிடி மரம், பறவைகளைப் பிடிக்கும் மரம்
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 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: kbkash, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: kbkash, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: kbkash, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: kbkash, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification 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.