Scientific Name: Sida fallax Also Known As: Groundcover Ilima Indigenous: All HI Description: Prostrate plants with pale green leaves, woody stems and bright orange flowers. There are many … [Read more...]
Kalo
Scientific Name: Colocasia esculenta Polynesian introduced Description: There are numerous varieties of kalo in Hawaii. Some records report over 300 different types of cultivars! So although … [Read more...]
Kawelu
Scientific Name: Eragrostis variabilis Endemic: All HI including most of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Description: A perennial clumping grass with long, slender, bluish-green leaf blades … [Read more...]
Ki
Scientific Name: Cordyline fruticosa Polynesian Introduction Description: Shrub (6-10ft.) with large green leaves and few branches. Distribution: A Polynesian introduction now grown … [Read more...]
Ko
Scientific Name: Saccharum officinarum Polynesian Introduced: All HI Description: There are many varieties or cultivars of Ko that were developed by Hawaiians. Generally, they are large grasses … [Read more...]
Koa
Scientific Name: Acacia koa Endemic: All HI except Kaho’olawe and Ni’ihau Description: These are large trees that on other islands, mainly on Kaua'i, Maui and Hawai'i that can reach over 100 ft. … [Read more...]
Koaia
Scientific Name: Acacia koai’a Endemic: All HI. Description: A tree with the same physical resemblance to Koa but only smaller (up to 15 ft.). It has the same sickle shaped foliage, which … [Read more...]
Kokio
Scientific Name: Hibiscus kokio subsp. st.johnianus Native Hawaiian Shrub - Endemic - Rare Description: Ok, if you can find a more beautiful Hibiscus species than this one I gotta see it to … [Read more...]
Kokio Kea
Scientific Name: Hibiscus waimeae Endemic: Kauai Description: Unreal shrubs or small trees up to 15 ft. tall but usually stay in the 5-8 foot range. These plants have light green foliage which … [Read more...]
Kokiokeokeo
Scientific Name: Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. immaculatus Endemic - Endagered Description: This much-sought-after shrub can reach the height of a 15-foot tree but usually stays in the 5- to … [Read more...]