Charpentiera obovata, known as broadleaf pāpala, is a species of flowering shrub or small tree in the family Amaranthaceae, that is endemic to Hawaiʻi. It inhabits dry, coastal mesic, mixed mesic, and wet forests at elevations of 190m–1750mm (620feet–5,740feetm) on all main islands.[1] C. obovata reaches a height of 4.6m–9.1mm (15.1feet–29.9feetm) and a trunk diameter of 0.1m-0.6mm (00.3feet-02feetm).[2]