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Leptecophylla tameiameiae, known as pūkiawe or maiele in the Hawaiian language, is a species of flowering plant that is native to the Hawaiian and Marquesas Islands. [3] The specific epithet honors King Kamehameha I, who formed the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi.
For the purposes of this category, "Hawaii" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD), and is constituted by the following archipelagos and islands: Hawaiian Islands; Johnston Island (also known as Johnston Atoll, Kalama Atoll) Midway Islands (also known as Midway Atoll)
Pipturus albidus, known as māmaki (sometimes waimea, for its resemblance to olomea [1]) in Hawaiian and known as Waimea pipturus in English, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family, Urticaceae, that is endemic to Hawaiʻi. It inhabits coastal mesic, mixed mesic, and wet forests at elevations of 60–1,830 m (200–6,000 ft).
Cibotium glaucum, the hāpu‘u pulu, is a species of fern in the family Cyatheaceae, native to Hawaii. [2] [1] A slow-growing tree fern typically 6 to 10 ft (2 to 3 m) tall but reaching 25 ft (8 m), it is hardy in USDA zones 10 through 12.
Hawaiian hibiscus are seven species of hibiscus native to Hawaii. The yellow hibiscus is Hawaii's state flower. 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 ...
Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. sandwicense, the Mauna Kea silversword, [1] is a highly endangered flowering plant endemic to the island of Hawaiʻi (Big Island) of Hawaii. It is the "crown jewel" [2] of the volcanic mountain Mauna Kea, from which it derives its English name. The Hawaiian name is ʻahinahina; it applies to silverswords more ...
Chenopodium oahuense is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family known by the common names aweoweo, alaweo, alaweo huna, aheahea, ahea, ahewahewa, and kahaihai. [2] It is endemic to Hawaii , where it occurs on all of the larger islands except for Kahoolawe .
Cheirodendron is a genus of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae. All six species in the genus are endemic to Polynesia . The five Hawaiian species are generally called ʻōlapa , and occur in wet forests on all major islands as well as some mesic forests , such as Kipuka Puaulu .