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)	Common Name	Hawaiian Name	Abundance	Nativity	Photo
Haematoxylum campechianum	logwood, bloodwood		Rare	Non-Native
Haplopteris elongata		'ohe'ohe, mana	Rare	Native
Haplostachys linearifolia			Unconfirmed	Native
Hedychium coronarium	white ginger	'awapuhi ke'oke'o	Uncommon	Non-Native
Hedychium flavescens	yellow ginger	'awapuhi melemele	Common	Non-Native
Hedyotis acuminata		au, pilo	Uncommon	Native
Hedyotis centranthoides			Uncommon	Endemic
Hedyotis elatior		'uiwi	Rare	Native
Hedyotis hillebrandii		manono	Common	Native
Hedyotis mannii		pilo	Rare	Native
Hedyotis terminalis		manono	Common	Native
Heliotropium amplexicaule	heliotrope		Common	Non-Native
Heliotropium anomalum var. argenteum	heliotrope	hinahina, hinahina ku kahakai, pohinahina	Uncommon	Native
Heliotropium curassavicum	seaside heliotrope	kipukai, lau po'opo'ohina	Rare	Native
Hesperomannia arborescens			Unconfirmed	Native
Hibiscus kokio ssp. kokio			Rare	Native
Hibiscus mutabilis			Rare	Non-Native
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	hibiscus			Non-Native
Hibiscus tiliaceus	mahoe, sea hibiscus	hau	Common	Native
Hillebrandia sandwicensis		pua maka nui	Rare	Native
Holcus lanatus	common velvet grass			Non-Native
Huperzia erosa			Rare	Native
Huperzia erubescens x Huperzia serrata				Native
Huperzia filiformis				Native
Huperzia phyllantha			Uncommon	Native
Huperzia sulcinervia
Hydrocotyle verticillata	marsh pennywort	pohe, pohepohe	Common	Non-Native
Hymenocallis littoralis			Rare	Non-Native
Hymenophyllum lanceolatum = Sphaerocionium lanceolatum			Rare	Native
Hymenophyllum obtusum = Sphaerocionium obtusum			Uncommon	Native
Hymenophyllum recurvum = Mecodium recurvum			Uncommon	Native
Hyparrhenia rufa	thatching grass			Non-Native
Hypericum mutilum ssp. mutilum	St. John's wort		Rare	Non-Native
Hypochoeris radicata	cat's ear		Common	Non-Native
Hyptis pectinata	comb hyptis		Uncommon	Non-Native
Ilex anomala		kawa'u	Common	Native
Indigofera suffruticosa	indigo	'iniko, 'inikoa, kolu	Uncommon
Ipomoea alba	moon flower	koali pehu		Non-Native
Ipomoea batatas	sweet potato	'uala, 'uwala		Polynesian
Ipomoea brasiliensis
Ipomoea congesta
Ipomoea indica		koali 'awa, koali 'awahia	Rare	Native
Ipomoea littoralis			Rare	Native
Ipomoea pes-caprae ssp. brasiliensis	beach morning glory	pohuehue, puhuehue	Uncommon	Native
Ipomoea tuba
Ipomoea tuboides	Hawaiian moon flower		Rare	Endemic
Ipomoea violacea			Rare	Non-Native
Isachne distichophylla		'ohe	Rare	Native
Jacquemontia ovalifolia ssp. sandwicensis		pa'uohi'iaka, kakuaohi'iaka, kaupo'o	Uncommon	Native
Joinvillea ascendens ssp. ascendens		'ohe	Rare	Native
Juncus bufonius	common or toad rush		Uncommon	Non-Native
Juncus effusus	Japanese mat rush		Common	Non-Native
Juncus planifolius	rush		Rare	Non-Native
Juncus tenuis	rush		Historic	Non-Native
Kalanchoe pinnata	air plant, life plant	'oliwa ku kahakai	Common	Non-Native
Keysseria maviensis
Korthalsella complanata	Hawaiian mistletoe	hulumoa, kaumahana	Uncommon	Native
Korthalsella cylindrica	Hawaiian mistletoe	hulumoa, kaumahana	Uncommon	Native
Korthalsella remyana	Hawaiian mistletoe	hulumoa, kaumahana	Rare	Native
Kyllinga brevifolia = Cyperus brevifolius	green kyllinga	kili'o'opu, kaluha, manunene, mau'u mokae	Common	Non-Native
Kyllinga nemoralis	white kyllinga	kili'o'opu, mau'u mokae	Rare	Non-Native
Labordia hedyosmifolia		kamakahala	Rare	Endemic
Labordia hirtella		kamakahala	Rare	Native
Labordia triflora		kamakahala	Rare	Native
Labordia waiolani		kamakahala	Rare	Native
Lagenifera maviensis			Unconfirmed	Native
Lamium amplexicaule	henbit		Uncommon	Non-Native
Lantana camara		lakana, la'au kalakala, mikinolia hihiu, mikiolia hohono, mikinolia kuku	Abundant	Non-Native
Lellingeria saffordii				Native
Lemna aequinoctialis	duckweed		Rare	Non-Native
Leonotis nepetifolia	lion's ear		Uncommon	Non-Native
Leonurus japonicus			Uncommon	Non-Native
Lepidium bidentatum var. o-waihiense	pepperwort	'anaunau, 'anounou, kunana, naunau	Rare	Native
Lepisorus thunbergianus			Common	Native
Leptecophylla tameiameiae			Abundant	Native
Leucaena leucocephala		koa haole, ekoa, lilikoa	Abundant	Non-Native
Liparis hawaiensis		'awapuhiakanaloa	Uncommon	Native
Lipochaeta integrifolia		nehe		Native
Lipochaeta rockii		nehe	Rare	Native
Lipochaeta succulenta		nehe	Rare	Native
Lipochaeta succulenta var. decurrens		nehe	Rare	Native
Lobelia dunbariae ssp. dunbariae				Native
Lobelia dunbariae ssp. paniculata			Rare	Native
Lobelia gloria-montis			Rare	Endemic
Lobelia hypoleuca		kuhi'aikamo'owahie	Rare	Endemic
Lobularia maritima	sweet alyssum		Rare	Non-Native
Ludwigia octovalvis	primrose willow	kamole, alohalua, kamole lau li'i, kamole lau nui	Rare	Non-Native
Luzula hawaiiensis var. glabrata	wood rush		Rare	Endemic
Lycium sandwicense	Hawai'i desert-thorn	'ohelo kai	Rare	Native
Lycopodiella cernua	Christmas tree clubmoss	wawae'iole	Common	Native
Lycopodium sp.	clubmoss		Uncommon	Native
Lycopodium cernuum = Lycopodiella cerna	clubmoss
Lycopodium phyllanthum = Huperzia nutans	clubmoss
Lycopodium venustulum	clubmoss		Uncommon	Native
Lycopodium venustulum var. venustulum	clubmoss		Uncommon	Native
Lysimachia hillebrandii		kolokolo kuahiwi, kolekole lehua, kolokolo lehua, puahekili	Uncommon	Native
Lysimachia mauritiana			Rare	Native
Lysimachia maxima			Rare	Native
Lysimachia remyi			Rare	Endemic
Lysimachia ternifolia
Lythrum maritimum	loosestrife	pukamole, ninika, pukamole lau li'i, pukamole lau nui	Abundant	Non-Native
Macadamia tetraphylla	macadamia nut			Non-Native
Machaerina angustifolia	Polynesian twigrush	'uki	Common	Native
Machaerina mariscoides ssp. meyenii	Meyen's twigrush	'ahaniu 'uki	Uncommon	Native
Macroptilium lathyroides	wild bean, cow pea		Uncommon	Non-Native
Malva parviflora	cheese weed		Uncommon	Non-Native
Malvastrum coromandelianum ssp. coromandelianum	false mallow		Rare	Non-Native
Mangifera indica	mango	manako, manako meneke, meneke	Common	Non-Native
Marattia douglasii	Hawaii potato fern		Uncommon	Native
Mariscus javanicus = Cyperus javanicus		'ahu'awa		Native
Mariscus phleoides ssp. phleoides = Cyperus phleoides = C. hawaiiensis				Native
Mecodium recurvum		'ohi'a ku
Medicago rugosa			Rare	Non-Native
Melaleuca quinquenervia	paperbark			Non-Native
Melanthera integrifolia			Uncommon	Endemic
Melanthera lavarum			Rare	Native
Melia azedarach	Chinaberry, pride-of-India	'inia, 'ininia	Rare	Non-Native
Melicope clusiifolia		kolokolo mokihana	Common	Native
Melicope hawaiensis		mokihana kukae moa, manena	Rare	Native
Melicope molokaiensis			Uncommon	Native
Melicope peduncularis			Common	Native
Melicope sessilis			Uncommon	Native
Melicope wawaia			Rare	Native
Melinis minutiflora	molasses grass		Abundant	Non-Native
Melinis repens	Natal redtop grass		Rare	Non-Native
Metrosideros polymorpha		'ohi'a, ohi'a lehua, lehua	Abundant	Native
Metrosideros polymorpha var. glaberrima		'ohi'a, ohi'a lehua, lehua	Abundant	Native
Metrosideros polymorpha var. incana		'ohi'a, ohi'a lehua, lehua	Uncommon	Native
Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha		'ohi'a, ohi'a lehua, lehua	Rare	Native
Metrosideros waialealae var. fauriei			Abundant	Native
Microlepia strigosa		palapalai	Common	Native
Microlepia strigosa var. strigosa		palapalai	Common	Native
Mimosa pudica var. unijuga	sensitive plant	pua hilahila	Rare	Non-Native
Mirabilis jalapa	four-o'clock	nani ahiahi, pua ahiah	Rare	Non-Native
Momordica charantia	balsam pear		Rare	Non-Native
Morinda citrifolia	Indian mulberry	noni	Uncommon	Polynesian
Mucuna gigantea ssp. gigantea	sea bean	ka'e'e, ka'e'e'e	Rare	Native
Musa troglodytarum	banana	mai'a	Uncommon	Polynesian
Musa x paradisiaca	banana		Rare	Non-Native
Myoporum sandwicense	false sandalwood	naio	Rare	Native
Myrsine emarginata		kolea		Native
Myrsine lanaiensis		kolea	Rare	Native
Myrsine lessertiana		kolea lau nui	Common	Native
Myrsine sandwicensis		kolea lau li'i	Rare	Native

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