Scientific Plant Names

Species: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Scientific Name (Linked to Species Profile)	Hawaiian Name	Common Name	Park Status	Abundance	Residency	Nativity	Photo
Heliotropium amplexicaule		clasping heliotrope	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Heliotropium anomalum var. argenteum		Polynesian heliotrope	Historic	Rare		Native
Heliotropium curassavicum		quail plant, salt heliotrope, seaside heliotrope	Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Heteropogon contortus	pili	tangelhead, tanglehead	Present in Park	Rare		Native
Hibiscus tiliaceus	hau	mahoe, sea hibiscus	Present in Park	Common	Breeder	Native
Hyptis pectinata		comb hyptis	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Indigofera suffruticosa		anil de pasto, indigobush	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Ipomoea batatas		'uala, sweet potato, sweetpotato	Present in Park	Rare		Native
Ipomoea brasiliensis
Ipomoea congesta
Ipomoea indica		blue morningglory, oceanblue morning-glory, oceanblue morningglory	Present in Park	Common		Native
Ipomoea pes-caprae ssp. brasiliensis	pohuehue	beach morning glory	Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Ipomoea tuba
Ipomoea violacea		heavenlyblue morning-glory, heavenlyblue morningglory	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Jacquemontia ovalifolia ssp. sandwicensis		oval-leaf clustervine	Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Jacquemontia sandwicensis	pa'u-o-Hi'iaka
Jasminum sambac		Arabian jasmine, pikake	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Kalanchoe daigremontiana		devil's backbone	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Kalanchoe pinnata		airplant	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Kalanchoe pumila			Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Kalanchoe tubiflora			Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Lagenaria siceraria		bottle gourd	Present in Park	Rare		Native
Lantana camara		lantana, largeleaf lantana	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Leucaena leucocephala		koa haole, lead tree, white leadtree	Present in Park	Abundant		Non-Native
Lycium sandwicense	'ohelo kai	Hawai'i desert-thorn	Present in Park	Common		Native
Lycopersicon esculentum		garden tomato
Macadamia ternifolia			Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Malvastrum coromandelianum ssp. coromandelianum			Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Mariscus javanicus			Present in Park	Rare		Native
Melinis minutiflora	puakatau	molasses grass	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Melinis repens		rose Natal grass	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Messerschmidia argentea = Tournefortia a.		tree heliotrope, velvetleaf soldierbush	Present in Park	Abundant		Non-Native
Microsorum scolopendria		monarch fern
Momordica charantia		balsampear	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Monstera deliciosa		tarovine
Morinda citrifolia		Indian mulberry	Present in Park	Common	Breeder	Native
Musa sp.		banana	Present in Park	Rare		Unknown
Myoporum sandwicense	naio	naio	Present in Park	Common	Breeder	Native
Nephrolepis exaltata ssp. hawaiiensis	nianiau		Probably Present	Uncommon		Native
Nephrolepis hirsutula	nianiau	scaly swordfern
Nephrolepis multiflora	nianiau	Asian swordfern	Present in Park	Uncommon		Non-Native
Nicotiana tabacum		cultivated tobacco	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Olea europaea ssp. africana		African olive
Olea europaea ssp. cuspidata			Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Opuntia ficus-indica		prickly pear cactus				Non-Native
Opuntia megacantha						Non-Native
Pandanus tectorius		Tahitian screwpine	Present in Park	Rare		Native
Panicum fauriei var. latius		Faurie's panicgrass	Historic	Unknown		Native
Panicum maximum		guineagrass	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Panicum nubigenum
Paspalum distichum		knotgrass, knotroot paspalum	False Report
Paspalum vaginatum		seashore paspalum	Present in Park	Abundant		Non-Native
Passiflora edulis		passionflower, purple granadilla	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Passiflora foetida		fetid passionflower, scarletfruit passionflower, stinking passionflower	Present in Park	Uncommon		Non-Native
Pennisetum setaceum		crimson fountaingrass, fountain grass	Present in Park	Abundant		Non-Native
Phoenix sp.		date palm	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Phyllanthus debilis		niruri	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Phymatosorus grossus	laua'e	maile-scented fern	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Pithecellobium dulce		Manila tamarind	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Plantago major		broadleaf plantain, buckhorn plantain, common plantain, great plantain, rippleseed plantain	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Pleomele marginata	hala pepe		Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Pluchea carolinensis		cure for all	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Pluchea odorata		sweetscent
Pluchea symphytifolia		cure for all
Plumbago zeylanica		wild leadwort	Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Plumeria rubra		frangipani, templetree	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Polypodium pellucidum		dotted polypody	Historic	Rare		Native
Portulaca cyanosperma
Portulaca lutea	'ihi	native yellow purslane	Probably Present	Rare		Native
Portulaca oleracea	akulikuli-kula	common purslane, wild portulaca	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Portulaca pilosa		chisme, kiss me quick, kiss-me-quick	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Prichardia sp.	loulu	loulu palm	Reintroduced	Rare		Native
Prosopis pallida		algaroba, kiawe, mesquite	Present in Park	Abundant		Non-Native
Psilotum nudum	pipi	whisk fern	Present in Park	Rare		Native
Psydrax odorata	alahe'e	Psydrax odorata (Forst. F.) A.C. Sm. & S. Darwin, comb. Nov.[=Canthium odoratum (G. Fosester) Seem.]	Present in Park	Uncommon	Breeder	Native
Pycreus polystachyos
Reichardia picroides		common brighteyes	Probably Present	Rare		Non-Native
Rhizoclonium sp.
Rhizophora mangle		red mangrove, American mangrove, mangrove	Present in Park	Uncommon	Breeder	Non-Native
Rhynchelytrum repens		Natal redtop
Rivina humilis		bloodberry rougeplant, rougeplant	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Ruppia maritima		widgeongrass	Present in Park	Rare		Native
Salvia occidentalis		West Indian sage	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Sansevieria trifasciata var. laurentii			Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Scaevola sericea	naupaka kahakai	beach naupaka	Present in Park	Common	Breeder	Native
Scaevola taccada	naupaka kahakai	beach naupaka	Present in Park	Common	Breeder	Native
Schinus terebinthifolius		Brazilian peppertree, Christmasberry	Present in Park	Common	Breeder	Non-Native
Scirpus maritimus var. paludosus	kaluha	bulrush	Present in Park	Common	No data	Native
Senna occidentalis		coffee senna, septicweed	Present in Park	Rare	No data	Non-Native
Sesuvium portulacastrum		shoreline seapurslane	Present in Park	Common	Breeder	Native
Setaria verticillata	mau'u pilipili	bristly foxtail	Present in Park	Uncommon	No data	Non-Native
Sida fallax		yellow llima	Present in Park	Common	Breeder	Native
Sida spinosa		prickly fanpetals, prickly sida	Present in Park	Uncommon		Non-Native
Solanum americanum		American black nightshade	Present in Park	Rare		Native
Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme		garden tomato	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Solanum nigrum		black nightshade
Spermacoce sp.		false buttonweed	Present in Park	Uncommon		Non-Native
Sporobolus virginicus	'aki'aki	seashore dropseed	Present in Park	Common		Native
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis		light-blue snakeweed	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Stapelia gigantea		Zulu giant	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Talinum fruticosum		Verdolaga-Francesa	Present in Park	Uncommon		Non-Native
Talinum triangulare			Present in Park	Uncommon		Non-Native
Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea			Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Thespesia populnea	milo	Portia tree, portiatree, seaside mahoe	Present in Park	Abundant	Breeder	Native
Tournefortia argentea		tree heliotrope, velvetleaf soldierbush	Present in Park	Abundant		Non-Native
Tradescantia spathacea		boatlily, oyster plant	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Tribulus cistoides		Jamaican feverplant, puncture vine	Present in Park	Rare		Native
Tribulus terrestris		Mexican sandbur, Texas sandbur, bullhead, caltrop, goathead, puncture vine, puncturevine	Present in Park	Rare		Non-Native
Tricholaena rosea
Tridax procumbens		cadillo chisaca, coat buttons, coatbuttons, tridax	Present in Park	Uncommon		Non-Native
Waltheria americana
Waltheria indica		basora-prieta, uhaloa	Present in Park	Common		Native

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