Planchonella sandwicensis

Planchonella sandwicensis is a species of flowering tree in the sapodilla family, Sapotaceae, that is endemic to the main islands of Hawaii. Names for this species in the Hawaiian language include ʻĀlaʻa, Āulu and ʻĒlaʻa.

Planchonella sandwicensis
Green fruit and leaves
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Planchonella
Species:
P. sandwicensis
Binomial name
Planchonella sandwicensis
(A.Gray) Pierre (1890)
Synonyms
  • Planchonella ceresolii (Rock) H.St.John (1973), no basionym page.
  • Planchonella densiflora (Hillebr.) Pierre ex H.J.Lam (1942)
  • Planchonella puulupensis Baehni & O.Deg. (1938)
  • Planchonella rhynchosperma (Rock) H.St.John (1973), no basionym page.
  • Planchonella sandwicensis f. densiflora (Hillebr.) H.J.Lam (1942)
  • Planchonella sandwicensis f. puulupensis (Baehni & O.Deg.) H.J.Lam (1942)
  • Planchonella spathulata var. densiflora (Hillebr.) H.St.John (1973)
  • Pouteria ceresolii (Rock) Fosberg (1962)
  • Pouteria rhynchosperma (Rock) Fosberg (1962)
  • Pouteria sandwicensis (A.Gray) Baehni & O.Deg. (1938)
  • Pouteria sandwicensis f. densiflora (Hillebr.) Baehni (1942)
  • Pouteria sandwicensis f. puulupensis (Baehni & O.Deg.) Baehni (1942)
  • Sapota sandwicensis A.Gray (1862)
  • Sideroxylon ceresolii Rock (1913)
  • Sideroxylon rhynchospermum Rock (1910)
  • Sideroxylon sandwicense (A.Gray) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Drake (1892)
  • Sideroxylon sandwicense var. auratum Hillebr. (1888)
  • Sideroxylon spathulatum var. densiflorum Hillebr. (1888)
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