Ardisia crenata
naturalizedPrimulaceae

Ardisia crenata

Coralberry

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Ardisia crenata is a species of flowering plant in the primrose family, Primulaceae, that is native to East Asia. It is known by a variety of names such as Christmas berry, Australian holly, coral ardisia, coral bush, coralberry, coralberry tree, hen's-eyes, and spiceberry. A. crenata is a compact shrub that reaches 1 metre (3.3 ft), often with a single stem. Leaves are dark green, thick, glossy, and have tightly waved edges The flowers are small, white or...

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Seasonality

Only 22 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.

Gallery · 7 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 34 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 200 · GBIF 299 records
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 65 · GBIF 115
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 46 · GBIF 64
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 17 · GBIF 21
Kalopā · HawaiʻiiNat 11 · GBIF 23
ʻAiea · OʻahuiNat 15 · GBIF 12
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 8 · GBIF 13
Heʻeia · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 10
Waimano · OʻahuiNat 6 · GBIF 4
Kaloko · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 4
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 4
Waimānalo · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 4
Kahana · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 4
Kahaluʻu · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 3
Mānana · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 2
Hakipuʻu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kulaʻimano · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kaʻalaea · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Keauohana, Kehena · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Hauʻula · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kalauao · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
ʻŌlaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1