Sapindus oahuensis
endemicSapindaceae

Sapindus oahuensis

lonomea

Endemic to Hawaiʻinative

Found naturally nowhere else on Earth.

Sapindus oahuensis is a species of tree in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is limited to Kauaʻi (Waimea Canyon) and Oʻahu (Waiʻanae and Koʻolau Ranges). Its common names include Āulu, Oahu soapberry, alulu, kaulu, and lonomea.

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Seasonality

Only 2 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.

Gallery · 6 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 38 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 48 · GBIF 76 records
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 7 · GBIF 7
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 11
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 5
Waipiʻo · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 5
Kaʻena · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 6
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 4
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 4
Paʻalaʻa · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 4
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 1
Hanapēpē · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3
Punaluʻu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Kawaihāpai · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Hāʻena · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kikahi · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Haʻikū · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Keālia · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kīpū · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1