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HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Family Malvaceae

Hibiscus Family

Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. arnottianus   

WHITE HIBISCUS    KOKI'O KE'OKE'O

 

Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. immaculatus   

MOLOKA'I WHITE HIBISCUS    KOKI'O KE'OKE'O

 

Hibiscus waimeae   

 

 

KAUA'I WHITE HIBISCUS    KOKI'O KE'OKE'O

 

Family Asteraceae

Daisy Family

Tetramolopium humile subsp. haleakalae   

TETRAMOLOPIUM

 

Family Campanulaceae

Lobelia Family

Brighamia rockii   

ALULA    HAHA    PUA 'ALA

 

Family Goodeniaceae

Naupaka Family

Scaevola coriacea   

DWARF NAUPAKA

 

Scaevola gaudichaudiana   

NAUPAKA KUAHIWI

 

Scaevola kilaueae   

NAUPAKA KUAHIWI

 

Family Capparaceae

Caper Family

Capparis sandwichiana   

CAPER BUSH     PUA PILO or MAIAPILO

 

Family Geraniaceae

Geranium Family

Geranium cuneatum subsp. tridens   

NOHOANU

 

Family Rubiaceae

Coffee Family

Gardenia brighamii  

NANU or NA'U

 

Psychotria mariniana   

KOPIKO

 

Psychotria hathewayi   

KOPIKO

 

Family Apocynaceae

Plumeria Family

Rauvolfia sandwicensis   

HAO

 

Family Pittosporaceae

Pittosporum Family

Pittosporum glabrum  

HO'AWA

 

Pittosporum confertiflorum   

HO'AWA

 

Pittosporum hosmeri   

HO'AWA

 

Family Ebenaceae

Ebony Family

Diospyros hillebrandii   

HAWAIIAN PERSIMMON    LAMA

 

Family Fabaceae

Bean Family

Erythrina sandwicensis   

WILIWILI

 

Family Urticaceae

Nettle Family

Pipturus albidus   

MAMAKI

 

Family Brassicaceae

Mustard Family

Lepidium bidentatum var. o-waihiense   

'ANAUNAU

 

Family Cuscutaceae

Dodder Family

Cuscuta sandwichiana   

KAUNA'OA

 

Family Gesneriaceae

African Violet Family

Cyrtandra platyphylla   

'ILIHIA

 

Cyrtandra paludosa   

MOA    HAHALA

 

Cyrtandra lessoniana   

HA'IWALE

 


HAWAII - INDIGENOUS

Family Rubiaceae

Coffee Family

Psydrax odoratum

ALAHE'E

 

Family Aquifoliaceae

Holly Family

Ilex anomala

KAWA'U

 

Family Ericaceae

Azalea or Blueberry Family

Leptecophylla tameiameiae

 

PUKIAWE

 

Family Goodeniaceae

Naupaka Family

Scaevola sericea

BEACH NAUPAKA    NAUPAKA KAHAKAI

 

Family Plumbaginaceae

Plumbago Family

Plumbago zeylanica

LEADWORT     'ILIE'E

 

Family Boraginaceae

Heliotrope Family

Heliotropium anomalum

HINAHINA

 

Heliotropium curassavicum

SEASIDE HELIOTROPE    NENA    KIPUKAI

 

Family Rosaceae

Rose Family

Osteomeles anthyllidifolia

U'ULEI

 

Family Convolvulaceae

Morning Glory Family

Ipomoea littoralis

MORNING GLORY    KOALI 'AWA

 

Merremia aegytia

HAIRY MORNING GLORY    KOALI KUA HULU

 

Family Menispermaceae

Moonseed Family

Cocculus orbiculatus

MOONSEED    HUEHUE

 

Family Myoporaceae

Bastard Sandalwood Family

Myoporum sandwicense

BASTARD SANDALWOOD    NAIO

 

Family Solanaceae

Tomato Family

Lycium sandwicense

'OHELO KAI

 

Solanum americanum

GLOSSY NIGHTSHADE    POPOLO

 

Family Nyctaginaceae

Four-o'-clock Family

Pisonia brunoniana

PAPALA KEPAU

 

Family Liliaceae & Hemerocallidaceae

Lily Family

Dianella sandwicensis

'UKI'UKI

 

Family Scrophulariaceae

Figwort Family

Bacopa monnieri

WATER HYSSOP

 

Family Lauraceae

Avocado Family

Cassytha filiformis

KAUNA'OA PEHU    LOVE VINE    DEVIL'S GUT    DODDER

 


HAWAII - POLYNESIAN INTRODUCTION

Family Clusiaceae

Mangosteen Family

Calophyllum inophyllum

KAMANI    ALEXANDRIAN LAUREL

 

Family Euphorbiaceae

Spurge Family

Aleurites moluccana

 

CANDLENUT TREE    KUKUI

 

Family Rubiaceae

Coffee Family

Morinda citrifolia

INDIAN MULBERRY    NONI

 

Family Cucurbitaceae

Gourd Family

Lagenaria siceraria

BOTTLE or CALABASH GOURD, LONG SQUASH   IPU    HYOTAN

 


HAWAII - NATURALIZED

Family Fabaceae

Bean Family

Leucaena leucocephala

GIANT LEUCAENA    KOA HAOLE

 

Pithecellobium dulce

MANILA TAMARIND    MADRAS THORN    'OPIUMA

 

Neonotonia wightii

GLYCINE

 

Lablab purpureus

HYACINTH BEAN

 

Desmodium sandwicense

SPANISH CLOVER

 

Trifolium repens var. repens

WHITE CLOVER

 

Family Boraginaceae

Heliotrope Family

Tournefortia argentea

 TREE HELIOTROPE

 

Heliotropium procumbens var. depressum

 

Family Apiaceae

Parsley Family

Ciclospermum leptophyllum

FIR-LEAVED CELERY

 

Coriandrum sativum

CORIANDER    CILANTRO    CHINESE PARSLEY

 

Family Brassicaceae

Mustard Family

Lepidium virginicum

PEPPERGRASS

 

Lepidium oblongum

PEPPERGRASS

 

Lobularia maritima

SWEET ALYSSUM

 

Cleome gynandra

WILD SPIDER FLOWER    HONOHINA or 'ILI'OHU

 

Family Acanthaceae

Thunbergia Family

Asystasia gangetica

CHINESE VIOLET    COROMANDEL

 

Barleria cristata

PHILIPPINE VIOLET

 

Thunbergia grandiflora

BENGAL TRUMPET, LARGE-FLOWERED THUNBERGIA

 

Family Lamiaceae

Mint Family

Ocimum basilicum

SWEET BASIL 

 

Ocimum gratissimum

WILD BASIL 

 

Family Verbenaceae

Verbena Family

Phyla nodiflora

LIPPIA, TEXAS FROGFRUIT, TURKEY TANGLE FOGFRUIT

 

Citharexylum caudatum

JUNIPERBERRY

 

Family Combretaceae

Indian Almond Family

Terminalia catappa

TROPICAL ALMOND    FALSE KAMANI

 

Family Asteraceae

Daisy Family

Bidens alba var. radiata

BEGGAR'S TICK

 

Conyza bonariensis

HAIRY HORSEWEED

 

Parthenium hysterophorus

FALSE RAGWEED or SANTA MARIA

 

Eclipta prostrata

FALSE DAISY

 

Ageratina riparia

SPREADING MIST FLOWER    HAMAKUA PAMAKANI

 

Erigeron karvinskianus

DAISY FLEABANE

 

Elephanotopus mollis

SOFT ELEPHANT'S FOOT

 

Family Caricaceae

Papaya Family

Carica papaya

PAPAYA

 

Family Anacardiaceae

Mango Family

Schinus terebinthifolius

CHRISTMAS BERRY    WILELAIKI

 

Family Phytolaccaceae

Pokeweed Family

Rivina humils

CORAL BERRY

 

Family Euphorbiaceae

Spurge Family

Chamaesyce hypericifolia

GRACEFUL SPURGE

 

Chamaesyce hyssopifolia

HYSSOPLEAF SANDMAT

 

Family Phyllanthaceae

Phyllanthus Family

Phyllanthus debilis

NIRURI

 

Phyllanthus tenellus

PHYLLANTHUS

 

Family Malvaceae

Hibiscus Family

Malva parviflora

CHEESE WEED

 

Family Myrtaceae

Eucalyptus Family

Psidium guajava

GUAVA    KUAWA

 

Psidium cattleianum

STRAWBERRY GUAVA    WAIAWI 'ULA'ULA

 

Syzygium jambos

ROSE APPLE    'OHI'A LOKE

 

Melaleuca quinquenervia

PAPERBARK or WHITE BOTTLEBRUSH

 

Eugenia uniflora

SURINAM CHERRY

 

Eucalyptus deglupta

RAINBOW EUCALYPTUS, MINDANAO GUM

 

 

 

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