Brighamia insignis is one of the most unusual plants in the Hawaiian flora. It has succulent stems that are generally stout and unbranched that are usually 1-2 m tall but …
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The Taro plant is a perennial herb with clusters of long heart- or arrowhead-shaped leaves that point earthward. Taro leaves grow on erect stems that may be green, red (…
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Abutilon menziesii is a beautiful shrub with velvety light green, heart shaped leaves. This spreading shrub grows from 6 to 10 feet tall and about as wide. The roots have nitrogen …
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Hibiscadelphus distans is a shrub or small tree that grows up to 5 meters tall. The leaves are heart-shaped, typically 4-10 cm in length, with irregular (rounded) serations on the margins. …
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Acacia koa is a fairly common Hawaiian tree that is well known for its decorative wood. Acacia koa is a large tree becoming 50 feet tall in cultivation, but very old …
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There are two Acacia species endemic to Hawaii. The first, referred to as Acacia koa sensu stricto, is a fairly common Hawaiian tree that is well known for its …
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Palmetto is an evergreen palm tree that can reach 20 m in height. The erect, unbranched trunk has grayish - brownish bark with distinctive pineapple-like markings where the old leaf stalks …
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A member of the Ginseng family (Araliaceae), Polyscias racemosa, formerly known as Munroidendron racemosum, is a 7 m (~ 23 ft) tall tree with a straight trunk and …
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Gossypium tomentosum is a shrub that grows from 0.5 to 1.5 m tall and can spread extensively forming clumps from 1.5 to 3 m in diameter. The leaves are wider (3-10 cm) than they …
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Kokia drynarioides is a tree that grows up to 8m tall with an open crown. The leaves can be from 8-20 cm long and have 7-9 lobes with a cordate (…
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Pandanus tectorius is a small tree growing to 10 meters in height with a canopy spreading 5 to 12 m in diameter. The trunk is multi-branched and often has aerial roots that decend …
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Pritchardias are single trunked palm trees with fan-shaped leaves. The Hawaiian Pritchardia are generally medium to large sized palms growing from 25 to 60 feet tall. The color and hairiness of the …
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Wodyetia bifurcata is a beautiful solitary palm with a canopy of eight to ten leaves. The leaflets encircle the rachis and are full, thus creating the appearance of a fox…
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Pittosporum napaliense is a small tree that grows from 5-11 m tall. The young parts of the plant are covered with pale brown hairs which are often lost over time …
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Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. immaculatus is a shrub or small tree generally 8 meters in height, though individuals may reach 10 meters tall. The leaves are oval with a smooth upper surface and …
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Hibiscus kokio subspecies saintjohnianus (Koki'o 'ula in Hawaiian) grows as either a shrub or a small tree growing from 3 to 7 m in height. The leaves are …
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Hibiscus brackenridgei is Hawai'i's State flower. Hibiscus brackenridgei can sometimes become a small tree growing up to 10 meters tall. In the garden it is often grows to be …
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Noni is a small evergreen shrub or tree, usually less than 10 feet high, occasionally rising to 20 feet. The conspicuous large dark green shiny leaves are generally paired, except where forming …
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Commonly and erroneously referred to as a "tree", the plant is properly a large herb growing at the rate of 6 to 10 ft (1.8-3 m) the first year and reaching 20 or …
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Catharanthus roseus is a fleshy perennial growing to 32 in (80 cm) high. It has glossy, dark green, oval leaves (1-2 inches long) and flowers all summer long. The blooms of the …
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Rauvolfia serpentina is among the smallest of all the Rauvolfia species (there are more than 100 species) growing to 1 and 1/2 feet in height. A graceful and woody evergreen shrub, with milky …
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Erythrina sandwicensis is a small deciduous tree 5-15 m tall with a short, stout, crooked or gnarled trunk 30-90 cm in diameter. Spreading branches are stiff, and the broad thin …
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A fine looking, long-lived palm at 10-25 m (33-82 ft) tall, Pritchardia maideniana (formerly known as P. affinis) is often used as a landscape specimen on the west side of …
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Pritchardia aylmer-robinsonii is a fan-leaved tree about 7 to 15 m (23 to 50 ft) tall with a trunk approximately 20 to 30 centimeters(8 to 12 inches) in diameter. The upper and lower leaf surfaces are green …
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Curare grows as a large liana, or vine, found in the canopy of the South American rainforest. This woody vine, sometimes 4 inches thick at its base, climbs a considerable height …
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Coffee is an attractive small tree or shrub with dark glossy evergreen leaves. It prefers light shade and some varieties can grow into large trees. The flowers are white, star-like, …
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A small tree to 33 ft (10 in) high, with spreading branches, the Guava is easy to recognize because of its smooth, thin, copper-colored bark that flakes off, showing the greenish layer …
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The milo tree is a small to medium-sized tree growing to less than 40 feet high. The trunk can be 2 feet in diameter at full maturity. The bark is corrugated, with …
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A herbaceous upright small heliconia, indigenous to the Amazon rainforest Heliconia psittacorum flowers are actually highly modified leaves and bracts growing up to no more than four feet tall. …
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Metrosideros polymorpha is an extremely variable plant. It ranges in habit from a prostrate shrub to a 30 m tall tree. Young bark is smooth and light gray and becomes …
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