naturalizedPhyllanthaceae
Phyllanthus acidus
Tahitian gooseberry tree
Naturalized (non-native)non-native
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Phyllanthus acidus, known as the Otaheite gooseberry, Malay gooseberry, Tahitian gooseberry, Country gooseberry, Star gooseberry, Starberry, West India gooseberry, or simply Gooseberry tree, is one of the trees with edible small yellow berries fruit in the Phyllanthaceae family. Despite its name, the plant does not resemble the gooseberry, except for the acidity of its fruits. It is mostly cultivated for ornamentation.
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Gallery · 5 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 25 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 23 · GBIF 6 records
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 2
Kaʻonoʻulu · MauiiNat 2
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
ʻAiea · OʻahuiNat 2
Wahikuli · MauiiNat 1
Waiawa · OʻahuiNat 1
Waimānalo · OʻahuiNat 1
Kaluanui · OʻahuiNat 1
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 1
Waiakoa · MauiiNat 1
Kōloa · KauaʻiiNat 1
Waimalu · OʻahuiNat 1
Puʻuʻeo · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Keana · OʻahuiNat 1
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Wailuku · MauiiNat 1
Paumalū · OʻahuiNat 1
Kalihi · OʻahuiNat 1
Pūpūkea · OʻahuiNat 1
Honokōwai · MauiiNat 1
Wailau · MolokaʻiGBIF 1
Haleʻaha · OʻahuGBIF 1
Hāmākuapoko · MauiGBIF 1
Paʻalaʻa · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kawela · MolokaʻiGBIF 1