sentences:  Two variegated cultivars are sold as "P. brunoniana" in New Zealand nurseries, although one of these, which has leaves extensively marbled with white, may in fact be "P. umbellifera", a similar species which occurs throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific.In Hawaii, where it is known as "pāpala kēpau", "P. brunoniana" is most common in dry to mesic habitats.Although abundant in certain locations, such as Kīpuka Puaulu, it has a relatively restricted distribution compared to the related species "P. sandwicensis" and "P. umbellifera".