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Koʻolau Range Cheesewood
Pittosporum glabrum
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About Koʻolau Range Cheesewood
Koʻolau Range Cheesewood (Pittosporum glabrum) is a tree; shrub recorded on Kauaʻi. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Kauaʻi evidence
Accepted status, Kauaʻi occurrence, nativity, growth form, and names were audited against the 2026 Smithsonian checklist and linked habit source. Scientific synonyms: Pittosporum acuminatum H. Mann; Pittosporum acuminatum var. degeneri Sherff; Pittosporum acuminatum var. leptopodum Sherff; Pittosporum acuminatum var. magnifolium Sherff; Pittosporum acuminatum var. waimeanum Sherff; Pittosporum acutisepalum (Hillebr.) Sherff; Pittosporum dolosum Sherff; Pittosporum dolosum var. aquilonium Sherff; Pittosporum fauriei H. Lév.; Pittosporum glabrum var. glomeratum (Hillebr.) Sherff; Pittosporum glabrum f. hypoleium O. Deg. & Sherff; Pittosporum glabrum var. intermedium Sherff; Pittosporum glabrum var. spathulatum (H. Mann) Sherff; Pittosporum glabrum f. subcandidum Sherff; Pittosporum glabrum var. tinifolium Sherff; Pittosporum glomeratum Hillebr.; Pittosporum glomeratum var. acutisepala Hillebr.; Pittosporum helleri Sherff; Pittosporum hillebrandii H. Lév.; Pittosporum insigne Hillebr.; Pittosporum insigne var. fosbergii Sherff; Pittosporum insigne var. hillebrandii (H. Lév.) Sherff; Pittosporum insigne var. lydgatei Sherff; Pittosporum insigne var. micranthum Sherff; Pittosporum insigne var. pelekunuanum Sherff; Pittosporum kahananum Sherff; Pittosporum spathulatum H. Mann; Pittosporum sulcatum Sherff; Pittosporum sulcatum var. remyi Sherff; Pittosporum sulcatum var. rumicifolium Sherff; Pittosporum sulcatum f. tomentellum Sherff; Pittosporum terminalioides var. glabrum (Hook. & Arn.) Wawra.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Pittosporum glabrum
- Common names
- Koʻolau Range cheesewood
- Hawaiian names
- Hāʻawa · Hōʻawa · Papahekili
- Other names
- Pittosporum glabrum · Koʻolau Range cheesewood · haʻawa · hoʻawa · papahekili · pittosporum · Pittosporum acuminatum H. Mann · Pittosporum acuminatum var. degeneri Sherff · Pittosporum acuminatum var. leptopodum Sherff · Pittosporum acuminatum var. magnifolium Sherff · Pittosporum acuminatum var. waimeanum Sherff · Pittosporum acutisepalum (Hillebr.) Sherff · Pittosporum dolosum Sherff · Pittosporum dolosum var. aquilonium Sherff · Pittosporum fauriei H. Lév. · Pittosporum glabrum var. glomeratum (Hillebr.) Sherff · Pittosporum glabrum f. hypoleium O. Deg. & Sherff · Pittosporum glabrum var. intermedium Sherff · Pittosporum glabrum var. spathulatum (H. Mann) Sherff · Pittosporum glabrum f. subcandidum Sherff · Pittosporum glabrum var. tinifolium Sherff · Pittosporum glomeratum Hillebr. · Pittosporum glomeratum var. acutisepala Hillebr. · Pittosporum helleri Sherff · Pittosporum hillebrandii H. Lév. · Pittosporum insigne Hillebr. · Pittosporum insigne var. fosbergii Sherff · Pittosporum insigne var. hillebrandii (H. Lév.) Sherff · Pittosporum insigne var. lydgatei Sherff · Pittosporum insigne var. micranthum Sherff · Pittosporum insigne var. pelekunuanum Sherff · Pittosporum kahananum Sherff · Pittosporum spathulatum H. Mann · Pittosporum sulcatum Sherff · Pittosporum sulcatum var. remyi Sherff · Pittosporum sulcatum var. rumicifolium Sherff · Pittosporum sulcatum f. tomentellum Sherff · Pittosporum terminalioides var. glabrum (Hook. & Arn.) Wawra
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Smithsonian checklist assessment: Apparently Secure; U.S. status: No Status
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-05
- Evidence limits
- Island-level occurrence is retained; finer locality is intentionally withheld
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Mesic forest · Wet forest
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, nutrients, and suitable habitat substrate
- Reproduction
- Viable flowers or seed and suitable establishment conditions; species-specific reproductive review remains open
- Shelter
- Suitable native vegetation structure and substrate
- Growth form
- Tree; Shrub
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Species-specific threat review pending; no fine-location evidence is published in this card
- Conservation actions
- Protect native habitat and verify species-specific actions against current conservation sources
- Monitoring
- Taxonomic identity, population condition, recruitment, and locally documented pressures; exact locations withheld
- Data gaps
- Species-specific ecology and threat citations · Reproductive phenology · Fine-scale habitat information intentionally not published
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- Koʻolau Range Cheesewood (Pittosporum glabrum) is a tree; shrub recorded on Kauaʻi. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.