Sapotaceae
'ala'a
Planchonella sandwicensis
- Family
- Sapotaceae
- Genus
- Planchonella
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- 'ala'a
- Hawaiian
- Alaa, Aulu, Elaa, Kaulu, Āulu, ʻĀlaʻa, ʻĒlaʻa
Synonyms
- Myrsine molokaiensis H.Lév.
- Planchonella ceresolii (Rock) St.John.
- Planchonella densiflora (Hillebr.) Pierre ex H.J.Lam
- Planchonella puulupensis Baehni & O.Deg.
- Planchonella rhynchosperma (Rock) St.John.
- Planchonella sandwicensis f. densiflora (Hillebr.) H.J.Lam
- Planchonella sandwicensis f. puulupensis (Baehni & O.Deg.) H.J.Lam
- Planchonella spathulata var. densiflora (Hillebr.) H.St.John
- Pouteria ceresolii (Rock) Fosberg
- Pouteria rhynchosperma (Rock) Fosberg
- Pouteria sandwicensis (A.Gray) Baehni & O.Deg.
- Pouteria sandwicensis f. densiflora (Hillebr.) Baehni
- Pouteria sandwicensis f. puulupensis (Baehni & O.Deg.) Baehni
- Sapota sandwicensis A.Gray
- Sideroxylon ceresolii Rock
- Sideroxylon rhynchospermum Rock
- Sideroxylon sandwicense Benth. & Hook.f. ex Drake
- Sideroxylon sandwicense var. auratum Hillebr.
- Sideroxylon spathulatum var. densiflorum Hillebr.
- Suttonia molokaiensis (H.Lév.) H.Lév.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native
Photos
Photo: Xrtf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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.