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Argemone glauca, the Hawaiian poppy or pua kala, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae, native to Hawaii. [1] A perennial, it is found in dry situations, including disturbed areas, from sea level up to 6,200 ft (1,900 m) on all of the main islands.
Gossypium tomentosum, commonly known as maʻo, huluhulu or Hawaiian cotton, is a species of cotton plant that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Genetic studies indicate that Hawaiian cotton is related to American species of Gossypium , with its closest relative Gossypium hirsutum .
Alyxia stellata, known as maile in Hawaiian, is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, that is native to Hawaii.It grows as either a twining liana, scandent shrub, or small erect shrub, and is one of the few vines that are endemic to the islands.
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Santalum haleakalae, known as Haleakala sandalwood [3] or ʻIliahi in Hawaiian, is a species of flowering tree in the sandalwood family, that is endemic to the islands of Maui, Lanai, and Molokai in the Hawaiian Islands, part of the United States.
Common names for Scaevola species include scaevolas, fan-flowers, half-flowers, and naupaka, the plants' Hawaiian name. The flowers are shaped as if they have been cut in half. Consequently, the generic name means "left-handed" in Latin. [5] Many Hawaiian legends have been told to explain the formation of the shape of the flowers. In one ...
Flower: Pua aloalo or maʻo hau hele Hibiscus brackenridgei A. Gray Also known as the native yellow hibiscus [8] Insect: Pulelehua Vanessa tameamea: Also known as the Kamehameha butterfly [9] Land mammal: ʻŌpeʻapeʻa Lasiurus cinereus semotus: Also known as the Hawaiian hoary bat [10] Mammal ʻĪlioholoikauaua [a] Neomonachus schauinslandi
The word keiki is Hawaiian for 'baby' or 'child', literally meaning 'the little one'. On a Phalaenopsis , a keiki is a small plant growing from one node along the flower stem. Keiki growth may be induced by prolonged exposure to high temperatures during the final phase of spike growth. [ 1 ]