Family Pittosporaceae

Pittosporum Family

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Pittosporum confertiflorum   

Koko Crater, Oahu

HO'AWA

Small tree common from dry to wet forest & the subalpine zone of Oahu, Lana'i, Maui & Hawaii.

Pittosporum hosmeri   

Koko Crater, Oahu

HO'AWA

Uncommon in mesic & wet forests of leeward Hawaii island.  Differs from P. hawaiiense in having smooth capsules.

Pittosporum glabrum  

Wa'ahila ridge, Oahu

HO'AWA

Small tree common in mesic to wet forest from Kauai to Maui.

Pittosporum sp.

Koko Crater, Oahu

HO'AWA

Hawaii's ten species of Ho'awa can be difficult to positively identify without flowers & fruit, especially un-labled in cultivation.

HAWAII - CULTIVATED

Pittosporum resiniferum

Koko Crater, Oahu

PETROLEUM NUT

Attractive shrub or small tree cultivated for oily fruits capable of producing biofuel.  Native to the Philippines.

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Pittosporum_resiniferum.html

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