Scientific Name: Charpentiera obovata Also Known As: Hawai’i’s Pyrotechnic Plant Endemic: O’ahu, Moloka’i, Maui and Hawaii island Description: Exotic looking shubs to medium sized trees up … [Read more...]
Pau o Hiiaka
Scientific Name: Jaquemontia ovalifolia subsp. sandwicense Also Known As: “The skirt of Hiiaka” Endemic subspecies: All HI Description: Prostrate strand plants with small, alternating leaves … [Read more...]
Pawale
Scientific Name: Rumex skottsbergii Endemic: Hawaii Island Description: Very unique, medium sized shrubs three to five feet tall with bright red stems and fairly thick leaves that are usually … [Read more...]
Poolanui
Scientific Name: Bidens cosmoides Endemic … [Read more...]
Popolo (nelsonii)
Scientific Name: Solanum nelsonii Endemic Description: A large shrub or small tree up to 12 feet tall with light green to almost yellowish foliage. Each leaf is rough in … [Read more...]
Popolo (sandwicense)
Scientific Name: Solanum sandwicense Endemic - Endangered Description: A large shrub or small tree up to 12 feet tall with light green to almost yellowish foliage. Each leaf is rough in … [Read more...]
Pualoalo
Scientific Name: Hibiscus arnotiianus Endemic: O’ahu Description: Unreal shrubs or small trees up to 20 ft. tall or more, but usually stay in the 6-8 foot range. These plants have dark green … [Read more...]
Puukaa
Scientific Name: Cyperus trachysanthos Endemic Endangered: Oahu, Kauai Description: Puukaa are beautiful sedges with long, graceful leaf blades that are very narrow and light green in color. The … [Read more...]
Uhiuhi
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...]
Wiliwili
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...]
