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Planchonella sandwicensis (ala'a)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Pouteria 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.
View Wikipedia Record: Planchonella sandwicensis

Attributes

Flower Color [1]  Green
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Fruit Color [1]  Brown
Drought Tolerance [1]  Medium
Frost Free Days [1]  1 year
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Spring
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Summer
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Propagation [1]  Cutting, Seed, Sprig
Root Depth [1]  36 inches (91 cm)
Seeds Per [1]  282 / lb (622 / kg)
Structure [2]  Tree
Fall Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Flower Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Height [1]  40 feet (12.2 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 10 Low Temperature: 30 F° (-1.1 C°) → 40 F° (4.4 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Mixed Sun/Shade
Soil Fertility [1]  Intermediate
Screening - Summer [1]  Moderate
Screening - Winter [1]  Moderate

Predators

Aphthonetus sideroxyloni[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0