Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_pisonia_brunoniana
Birdcatcher Tree
Ceodes brunoniana
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About Birdcatcher Tree
Pāpala kēpau (Ceodes brunoniana), also known as Pisonia brunoniana, is indigenous in the Hawaiian Islands. The reviewed 2026 checklist does not confirm Kauaʻi occurrence. It is a large shrub or small tree with broad leaves and sticky fruits; this retained card is excluded from verified island completeness until its occurrence evidence is reconciled.
Kauaʻi evidence
Species identity and image source are documented. Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Ceodes brunoniana
- Common names
- Birdcatcher Tree · Australasian Catchbirdtree
- Hawaiian names
- Pāpala kēpau
- Other names
- Ceodes brunoniana · Birdcatcher Tree · Australasian Catchbirdtree · Pāpala kēpau · Pisonia brunoniana
- Record type
- Species or taxonomic group
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Kauaʻi occurrence unconfirmed
- Origin
- Indigenous
- Conservation status
- Conservation priority; formal rank not listed
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-05
- Evidence limits
- The reviewed 2026 checklist does not list Kauaʻi for this taxon; the existing card is retained without counting it as a verified island species.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Mesic forest · Lowland forest · Coastal/valley forest depending on locality
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, nutrients, and suitable soil or substrate
- Reproduction
- Viable propagules and suitable establishment conditions
- Shelter
- Suitable soil, substrate, and vegetation structure
- Growth form
- Tree
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Habitat loss, weeds, low recruitment
- Conservation actions
- Source review, forest protection, rare tree monitoring
- Monitoring
- Source review, forest protection, rare tree monitoring
- Data gaps
- Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- Pāpala kēpau (Ceodes brunoniana), also known as Pisonia brunoniana, is indigenous in the Hawaiian Islands. The reviewed 2026 checklist does not confirm Kauaʻi occurrence. It is a large shrub or small tree with broad leaves and sticky fruits; this retained card is excluded from verified island completeness until its occurrence evidence is reconciled.
