Pittosporaceae
Waialeale cheesewood
Pittosporum gayanum
- Family
- Pittosporaceae
- Genus
- Pittosporum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Waialeale cheesewood
Synonyms
- Pittosporum gayanum f. waialealae (Rock) J.E.Haas
- Pittosporum gayanum var. waialealae Rock
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native
Photos
Photo: akt2, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Quinn Campbell, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: My-Lan Le, 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.