Pittosporaceae

Koolau Range cheesewood

Pittosporum glabrum Hook. & Arn.

Family: Pittosporaceae
Genus: Pittosporum

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Koolau Range cheesewood (Pittosporum glabrum) — FlowerPhoto: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Koolau Range cheesewood

Synonyms

Pittosporum acuminatum H.Mann
Pittosporum acutisepalum (Hillebr.) Sherff
Pittosporum dolosum Sherff
Pittosporum fauriei H.Lév.
Pittosporum glomeratum Hillebr.
Pittosporum glomeratum var. acutisepalum Hillebr.
Pittosporum helleri Sherff
Pittosporum hillebrandii H.Lév.
Pittosporum insigne Hillebr.
Pittosporum kahananum Sherff
Pittosporum spathulatum H.Mann
Pittosporum sulcatum Sherff

Flowers

In flower: February to March, November (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Neal Kelso, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Neal Kelso, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Damien Wallace, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Damien Wallace, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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.