Scientific Name: Dodonaea viscosa Indigenous: All HI. Except Kahoolawe Description: A dense shrub (4-8 ft.) with small green leaves and tiny flowers that develop into star shaped papery seed … [Read more...]
Aeae
Scientific Name: Bacopa monieri Indigenous Description: Dense, flat growing ground cover with light green leaves and blueish white flowers. Landscaping Uses and Care: Water regularly for a … [Read more...]
Ahuawa
Scientific Name: Mariscus javanicus Indigenous: All islands except Kahoolawe Description: A greenish blue rush with linear leaves 40-110 cm. long. The flower clusters emerge umbrella like at the … [Read more...]
Aiea
Description: A very rare group of plants, comprised of four species within the endemic genus Nothocestrum. The wood of this plant is generally soft with a light brown to grayish-white bark. Most of … [Read more...]
Akia Kuahiwi
Scientific Name: Wikstroemia oahuense Endemic: Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Lanai Description: Tall shrubs or small trees up to 12 ft high with very few braches. Bark is thin and medium to … [Read more...]
Akiohala
Scientific Name: Hibiscus furcellatus Also Known As: Purple Hibiscus Indigenous: Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Description: A medium sized hibiscus about eight feet tall with rough leaves that … [Read more...]
Akoko
Scientific Name: Chamaesyce celasroides Endemic: All of HI including Nihoa Description: Prostrate groundcovers two feet tall or less or erect shrubs up to six feet with thick, glabrous leaves. … [Read more...]
Akulikuli
Scientific Name: Sesuvium portulacastrum Inigenous: All HI Description: The akulikuli plant is a very low crawling ground cover. It has very succulent green leaves with bright red stems and … [Read more...]
Alahee
Scientific Name: Psydrax odoratum Indigenous Description: A large tree (20-30 ft.) with glossy green leaves and small, white, highly fragrant flower clusters. As the tree grows, it has a … [Read more...]
Alena
Scientific Name: Boerhavia repens Indigenous Description: Somewhat succulent herbs with a thick center root from which prostrate stems branch out radially. Leaves are small and … [Read more...]
