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WEBSpecial Features and Information. General Information Scaevola belong to the Goodenia family or Goodeniaceae, of which there are over 130 species. There are ten native …

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Native Plants Hawaii

WEBThe goal of Native Plants Hawaii (NPH) is to create and establish a single, comprehensive and searchable online database / knowledgebase with information updated by …

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Native Plants Hawaii

WEBThe generic name Vitex is derived from the Latin viere, to bind or twist, in reference to the flexible creeping stems of some species. The specific epithet rotundifolia is from the …

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Native Plants Hawaii

WEBSantalum ellipticum, also known as coast sandalwood, is a native plant of Hawaii that belongs to the same genus as the highly valued fragrant wood. It is a small tree that …

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WEBThis shrub is found in a variety of habitats such as coastal dunes, lava fields, dry, mesic and wet forests, and from low elevations to subalpine shrubland (10-7700 feet). The genus …

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WEBThe large Mallow family Malvaceae contains some 2,300 species, with notables such as okra, cacao, durian, baobab, kenaf, and cotton. [5] There are perhaps as many as 300 …

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WEBSpecial Features and Information. General Information ʻOhai (Sesbania tomentosa) is an endemic member of the Pea family (Fabaceae).ʻOhai is also the name for the non-native …

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Native Plants Hawaii

WEBThere are two endemic species of Acacia in the Hawaiian Islands: Acacia koaia and A. koa. Etymology. The generic name Acacia is derived from the Greek, akakia, the name for …

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Native Plants Hawaii

WEBThe generic name Santalum is derived from santalon, the Greek name for sandalwood. The specific epithet paniculatum is derived from the Latin paniculatus, a botanical description …

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