Scientific Name: Caesalpinia kavaiense
Endangered, Endemic: Kauai, Oahu, Lanai, Maui and Hawaii
Description: Large shrubs or trees up to 30 feet tall with light green pinnate leaves, grayish … [Read more...]
Scientific Name: Cladium jamaicense
Indigenous: All HI except Niihau and Kahoolawe
Description: These are tall, gorgeous, dark green sedges with very narrow serrated blades that gently curving … [Read more...]
Scientific Name: Dianella sandwicense
Indigenous: All HI except Niihau and Kahoolawe
Description: From what I have seen there are two basic forms of ‘uki’uki found through out the state. One … [Read more...]
Amazing shrubs with dark, glossy, pinnate leaves and very fragrant white flower clusters. These are one of my most favorite smelling native flowers. The flowers develop into white fleshy, … [Read more...]
Scientific Name: Osteomeles anthylidifolia
Indigenous: All HI except Niihau and Kahoolawe
Description: Amazing shrubs with dark, glossy, pinnate leaves and very fragrant white flower clusters. … [Read more...]
Scientific Name: Erythrina sandwicensis
Endemic
Description: Deciduous trees up to 40 feet tall with light green leaves, reddish-tan bark, and creamy green to dark orange-colored flowers that … [Read more...]