Hiptage benghalensis
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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