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Acacia koa, commonly known as koa, [3] is a species of flowering tree in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, [2] where it is the second most common tree. [4] The highest populations are on Hawaiʻi, Maui and Oʻahu.
Metrosideros polymorpha, the ʻōhiʻa lehua, [4] is a species of flowering evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that is endemic to the six largest islands of Hawaiʻi. It is a member of the diverse Metrosideros genus, which are widespread over the southwest Pacific .
The Hawaiian lobelioids are a group of flowering plants in the bellflower family, Campanulaceae, subfamily Lobelioideae, all of which are endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. This is the largest plant radiation in the Hawaiian Islands, and indeed the largest on any island archipelago, with over 125 species.
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.
The flowering stalk, which appears a few weeks before flowering, is narrow, but may reach nearly 3 m (9.8 ft) in height. It is composed of numerous, very sticky stalklets bearing up to 600 flowering heads about 2.5 cm (31 ⁄ 32 in) in diameter, each containing 500 individual flowers. Each head has about a dozen pink to maroon petal-like ray ...
Fruit of Flueggea neowawraea. Flueggea neowawraea, the mēhamehame, is a species of flowering tree in the family Phyllanthaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii.It can be found in dry, coastal mesic, and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 250 to 1,000 m (820 to 3,280 ft).
Like most sandalwoods, Santalum haleakalae is a hemiparasite, deriving some of its nutrition from the roots of surrounding plants, and Santalum haleakalae var. lanaiense is thought to use koa as a host (among other native trees). [4] Their flowers provide nectar for native Hawaiian honeycreepers like the Maui ʻamakihi. [7]
It is a small gray-barked tree, reaching on average a height of 6–10 metres (20–33 ft) [4] and an average trunk diameter of 0.3 m (0.98 ft). [5] Around 1/8 inches long, the fuzzy brown seeds of the hibiscus waimeae plant are enclosed in protective oblong pods.