endemicPittosporaceae
Pittosporum napaliense
hōʻawa
Endemic to Hawaiʻinative
Found naturally nowhere else on Earth.
Pittosporum napaliense, the royal cheesewood, is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from northwestern Kauai. It became a federally listed endangered species in 2010.
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Gallery · 4 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 6 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 5 · GBIF 22 records
Hanakoa · KauaʻiGBIF 9
Lāwai · KauaʻiGBIF 8
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 2 ✓
Hanakāpīʻai · KauaʻiGBIF 3
Hālawa · OʻahuiNat 1
Kīlauea · KauaʻiiNat 1