
naturalizedMalpighiaceae
Hiptage benghalensis
Hiptage
Naturalized (non-native)non-native
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Hiptage benghalensis, often simply called Hiptage, is a perennial, evergreen liana native to India, Southeast Asia and the Philippines. Its habitat is variable and prefers climates ranging from warm temperate to tropical. In Hawaii, where H. benghalensis is considered a weed, as it is in Australia, Mauritius and Réunion, it grows from sea level to 1,000 m (3,281 ft). H. benghalensis is cultivated for its white-pink scented flowers.
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Seasonality
Only 0 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.
Gallery · 4 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 13 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 43 · GBIF 61 records
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 20 · GBIF 26 ✓
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 14 · GBIF 15 ✓
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 4 ✓
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 5 ✓
Kalāhiki · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hālawa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Wailua · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kahauiki · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waipiʻo · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Haʻikū · KauaʻiGBIF 2
Lāwai · KauaʻiGBIF 2
Waiʻanae · OʻahuGBIF 1
Waikane · OʻahuGBIF 1



