Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_antidesma_platyphyllum
Hame
Antidesma platyphyllum
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About Hame
Hame (Antidesma platyphyllum) is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and recorded on Kauaʻi. Tree usually 4–10 m tall, occasionally to 15 m.
Kauaʻi evidence
Taxonomy, nativity, island-level occurrence, growth form, names, and source conservation assessments are documented in the 2026 census audit. Broader ecology and conservation recommendations still require claim-level source review. Generated imagery is not occurrence evidence.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Antidesma platyphyllum
- Common names
- hame
- Hawaiian names
- Hame · Ha'āmaile · Hamehame · Haʻā · Mehame · Mehamehame
- Other names
- hame · Antidesma platyphyllum · Antidesma platyphyllum var. subamplexicaule · Antidesma platyphyllum var. genuinum · Antidesma platyphyllum var. hamakuaense · Antidesma platyphyllum f. rubrum · Antidesma pulvinatum var. contractum · Antidesma pulvinatum var. leiogonum · Ha'āmaile · Hamehame · Haʻā · Mehame · Mehamehame
- Family
- Phyllanthaceae
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Record type
- Species or taxonomic group
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Smithsonian checklist assessment: Apparently Secure; U.S. source status: No Status
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-05
- Evidence limits
- Island-level occurrence is retained; finer locality is intentionally withheld. Growth-form tags describe the taxon across its range, not a measured Kauaʻi population. Checklist source statuses are not a new legal-status determination.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Mesic to wet forest
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, nutrients, and suitable soil or substrate
- Reproduction
- Viable propagules and suitable establishment conditions
- Shelter
- Suitable soil, substrate, and vegetation structure
- Growth form
- Tree
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Ungulates, weeds, fragmentation
- Conservation actions
- Forest protection and recruitment monitoring
- Monitoring
- Forest protection and recruitment monitoring
- Data gaps
- Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- Hame (Antidesma platyphyllum) is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and recorded on Kauaʻi. Tree usually 4–10 m tall, occasionally to 15 m.
Sources and further reading
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Starr_020925-0046_Antidesma_platyphyllum.jpg
- https://doi.org/10.5479/si.32124043
- https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/hawaiianflora/speciesdescr.cfm?genus=Antidesma&species=platyphyllum
- https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/hawaiianflora/result2.cfm?family=Phyllanthaceae
