Native Plants of Hawaii
Native plants of Hawaii evolved in isolation and are found nowhere else on Earth. Protecting and planting these species is crucial for conservation.
‘aiakanene
Coprosma ernodeoides
‘akoko
Euphorbia celastroides var. kaenana
‘ālula
Brighamia insignis
‘awikiwiki
Canavalia galeata
dwarf naupaka
Scaevola coriacea
elama
Diospyros hillebrandii
hairy purslane
Portulaca villosa
hame
Antidesma pulvinatum
Hame
Antidesma platyphyllum
hiddenpetal Indian mallow
Abutilon eremitopetalum
`hoi
Smilax melastomifolia
`ie`ie
Freycinetia arborea
‘ihi
Portulaca molokiniensis
‘ihi makole
Portulaca sclerocarpa
`ilihia
Cyrtandra platyphylla
kanawao
Broussaisia arguta
Kauai delissea
Delissea rhytidosperma
Kauai jackbean
Canavalia kauaiensis
koa
Acacia koa
koai‘a
Acacia koaia
koki‘o
Hibiscus kokio
koki‘o ‘ula
Hibiscus clayi
ko‘oko‘olau
Bidens cosmoides
ko’oloa ‘ula
Abutilon menziesii
lama
Diospyros sandwicensis
Large leaved mint
Phyllostegia macrophylla
lavafield jackbean
Canavalia pubescens
maiapilo
Capparis sandwichiana
maile
Alyxia stellata
ma‘o
Gossypium tomentosum
ma‘o hau hele
Hibiscus brackenridgei
Maui wormwood
Artemisia mauiensis
m hihihi
Vigna marina
native yellow purslane
Portulaca lutea
nā ’ū
Gardenia brighamii
O‘ahu koki‘o ke‘oke‘o
Hibiscus arnottianus
`ohawai
Clermontia parviflora
`ohawai
Clermontia montis-loa
`ohawai nui
Clermontia hawaiiensis
‘ōlapa
Cheirodendron trigynum
pa‘ o Hi‘iaka
Jacquemontia ovalifolia
p huehue
Ipomoea pes-caprae
pilo
Coprosma pubens
po‘ola
Claoxylon sandwicense
Popolo ku mai-Hawaiian pokeweed
Phytolacca sandwicensis
puakauhi
Canavalia hawaiiensis
shoreline seapurslane
Sesuvium portulacastrum
`uhaloa
Waltheria indica
‘uhi‘uhi
Caesalpinia kavaiensis
wili wili
Erythrina sandwicensis