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Stephanotis floribunda syn. S. jasminoides, the Madagascar jasmine, waxflower, Hawaiian wedding flower, or bridal wreath is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to Madagascar. It is a twining, sparsely branched liana that can measure up to 6 m in length.
Symbol Description Year Image Source Bird: Nēnē Branta sandvicensis: Also known as the Hawaiian goose [5] Endemic tree: ʻŌhiʻa lehua Metrosideros polymorpha [6] Fish: Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa Rhinecanthus rectangulus: Also known as the reef triggerfish [7] Flower: Pua aloalo or maʻo hau hele Hibiscus brackenridgei A. Gray Also known as ...
It is known as ʻilima or ʻāpiki in Hawaiian [3] and as kio in Marshallese, [4] te kaura in Kiribati, idibin ekaura in Nauruan, [5] and akatā in Tuvalu. [6] In Hawaiian religion, the ʻilima flowers are associated with Laka, the goddess of the hula, and the plant's prostrate form with Pele's brother, Kane-ʻapua, the god of taro planters. [7]
Colorado blue columbine: Aquilegia coerulea: 1899 [8] Connecticut: Mountain laurel (state flower) Kalmia latifolia: 1907 [9] Michaela Petit's Four-O’Clocks (children's state flower) Mirabilis jalapa: 2015 [10] Delaware: Peach blossom: Prunus persica: 1953 [11] District of Columbia: American Beauty Rose: Rosa: 1925 [4] Florida: Orange blossom ...
Language of flowers – cryptological communication through the use or arrangement of flowers; Hanakotoba, also known as 花言葉 – Japanese form of the language of flowers; List of national flowers – flowers that represent specific geographic areas
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Hawaiian hibiscus are seven species of hibiscus native to Hawaii.The yellow hibiscus is Hawaii's state flower. Most commonly grown as ornamental plants in the Hawaiian Islands are the non-native Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) and its numerous hybrids, though the native Hibiscus arnottianus is occasionally planted.
Staminate (male) flowers. Broussaisia arguta, the kanawao, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Hydrangea family, Hydrangeaceae, that is endemic to Hawaiʻi. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Broussaisia. [2] Kanawao is a widespread species occurring in mesic and wet forests on all of the main Hawaiian Islands.