Rubiaceae
Alahe'e
Psydrax odorata
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Psydrax
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 香假鱼骨木, 香龙船花
- English
- Alahe'e, Lamboto, Ohee, Walahee
- Hawaiian
- Alahee, Alaheʻe, Ohee, Walahee, Walaheʻe, ʻŌheʻe
- Japanese
- コバミサオノキ
Synonyms
- Canthium odoratum (G.Forst.) Seem.
- Coffea odorata G.Forst.
- Ixora odorata (G.Forst.) Spreng.
- Plectronia hookeriana Domin
- Plectronia odorata (G.Forst.) F.Muell.
- Plectronia umbellata Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
Flowers
- In flower
- October to December (from 10 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native
Photos
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 ![Alahe'e: Alaheʻe or Walaheʻe [syn. Canthium odoratum] Rubiaceae Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands Oʻahu (Cultivated) Tannish-colored "ripe" pollen shown here. Compare w](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Psydrax_odorata_%285188493676%29.jpg/1280px-Psydrax_odorata_%285188493676%29.jpg)
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Alahe'e: Alaheʻe or Walaheʻe [syn. Canthium odoratum] Rubiaceae Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands Oʻahu (Cultivated) Shrub in budding stage Reportedly a dark brown or b](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Psydrax_odorata_%285188493484%29.jpg/1280px-Psydrax_odorata_%285188493484%29.jpg)
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Alahe'e: Alaheʻe or Walaheʻe [syn. Canthium odoratum] Rubiaceae Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands Oʻahu (Cultivated) Fragrant flowers & green fruits Reportedly a dark b](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Psydrax_odorata_%285187891165%29.jpg/1280px-Psydrax_odorata_%285187891165%29.jpg)
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Alahe'e: Alaheʻe or Walaheʻe [syn. Canthium odoratum] Rubiaceae Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands Oʻahu (Cultivated) Reportedly a dark brown or black dye was produced f](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Psydrax_odorata_%285188493972%29.jpg/1280px-Psydrax_odorata_%285188493972%29.jpg)
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, 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.