Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_actinorhytis_calapparia
Calappa palm
Actinorhytis calapparia
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About Calappa palm
Calappa palm (Actinorhytis calapparia) is an introduced tree documented on Kauaʻi through cultivation records.
Kauaʻi evidence
Taxonomic identity, tree form, diagnostic morphology and island occurrence use the linked reviewed sources. Historical planting, cultivation, naturalization and invasive status are separate. Generated imagery is not occurrence evidence.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Actinorhytis calapparia
- Common names
- Calappa palm · Pinang Penawar · Tañgalo · Mak-prao
- Other names
- Actinorhytis calapparia · Calappa palm · Pinang Penawar · Tañgalo · Mak-prao · Areca calapparia Blume · Pinanga calapparia · Seaforthia calapparia (Blume) Mart.
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not yet assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-05
- Evidence limits
- Current extent is unassessed; public locality is island level only.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Not yet assessed
- Food and resource needs
- Not yet assessed
- Reproduction
- Not yet assessed
- Shelter
- Not yet assessed
- Growth form
- Palm tree · Tall solitary arborescent palm
Threats and conservation
- Monitoring
- Not yet assessed
- Data gaps
- Current population extent and trajectory · Additional species-specific ecological and conservation sources
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not yet assessed
- Seasonal description
- Calappa palm (Actinorhytis calapparia) is an introduced tree documented on Kauaʻi through cultivation records.