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
Tamarindus indica	tamarind		Rare	Non-Native
Taraxacum officinale	dandelion		Uncommon	Non-Native
Tectaria cicutaria ssp. gaudichaudii		'iwa'iwa lau nui		Endemic
Tectaria gaudichaudii		'iwa'iwa lau nui	Rare	Endemic
Tephrosia purpurea var. purpurea		'auhuhu, ahuhu, 'auhola, hola	Rare	Polynesian
Terminalia catappa	tropical or Indian almond	kamani haole, kamani 'ula	Common	Non-Native
Tetragonia tetragonioides	New Zealand Spinach		Rare	Non-Native
Tetramolopium rockii			Rare	Endemic
Tetramolopium rockii var. rockii			Rare	Endemic
Tetramolopium sylvae			Rare	Native
Tetraplasandra hawaiensis		'ohe	Rare	Native
Tetraplasandra kavaiensis		'ohe'ohe	Uncommon	Native
Tetraplasandra oahuensis		'ohe mauka	Uncommon	Native
Thelypteris cyatheoides = Christella cyatheoides		kikawaio
Thelypteris dentata = Christella dentata	downy wood fern	pai'i'iha
Thelypteris interrupta = Cyclosorus interruptus	swamp cyclosorus	neke		Native
Thelypteris parasitica = Christella parasitica
Thelypteris sandwicensis = Dryopteris sandwicensis
Thespesia populnea	Portia tree, portiatree, seaside mahoe	milo	Rare	Native
Thevetia peruviana	bestill tree, yellow oleander	nohomalie	Uncommon	Non-Native
Thunbergia fragrans	white thunbergia, sweet clockvine		Rare	Non-Native
Tibouchina herbacea	glorybush		Rare	Non-Native
Touchardia latifolia			Uncommon	Native
Tournefortia argentea	tree heliotrope		Uncommon	Non-Native
Trematolobelia macrostachys		koli'i	Uncommon	Native
Trichachne insularis
Tridax procumbens	coat buttons		Uncommon	Non-Native
Trifolium sp.	rabbit-foot clover
Triumfetta rhomboidea	bur bush		Rare	Non-Native
Triumfetta semitriloba	Sacramento bur		Rare	Non-Native
Turnera ulmifolia	yellow alder		Uncommon	Non-Native
Urera glabra		opuhe, hopoe, hona	Rare	Native
Urera sandvicensis
Vaccinium calycinum		'ohelo, 'ohelo kau la'au	Common	Native
Vaccinium dentatum		'ohelo	Common	Native
Vaccinium reticulatum		'ohelo, 'ohelo 'ai	Rare	Native
Vandenboschia cyrtotheca		palai hihi	Uncommon	Endemic
Vandenboschia davallioides		palai hihi	Rare	Native
Vandenboschia draytoniana		palai hihi		Native
Verbena litoralis	vervain	owi, oi	Uncommon	Non-Native
Verbesina encelioides	crown-beard		Uncommon	Non-Native
Vernonia cinerea	ironweed			Non-Native
Veronica arvensis	corn speedwell		Uncommon	Non-Native
Veronica serpyllifolia	thyme-leaved speedwell		Rare	Non-Native
Vigna marina	beach pea	mohihihi, lemuomakili, nanea, 'okolemakili, puhili, puhilihili, pulihilihi, wahine 'oma'o	Uncommon	Native
Vigna owahuensis				Native
Viola chamissoniana ssp. robusta		pamakani, 'olopu	Uncommon	Native
Viola chamissoniana ssp. tracheliifolia		pamakani, 'olopu	Rare	Native
Viola maviensis			Rare	Native
Vitex ovata
Vitex rotundifolia	beach vitex	pohinahina, kolokolo kahakai, hinahina kolo, manawanawa	Rare	Native
Vitex trifolia
Vittaria elongata = Haplopteris elongata		'ohe'ohe, mana
Vulpia bromoides	brome fescue		Rare	Non-Native
Wahlenbergia gracilis			Uncommon	Non-Native
Waltheria americana
Waltheria indica	basora-prieta, uhaloa	hi'aloa, 'uhaloa	Uncommon	Native
Wikstroemia forbesii		'akia, kauhi	Rare	Native
Wikstroemia oahuensis var. oahuensis		'akia, kauhi	Abundant	Native
Wikstroemia uva-ursi var. uva-ursi		'akia, kauhi	Rare	Native
Wollastonia integrifolia
Xanthium saccharatum	cocklebur
Xanthium strumarium var. canadense	cocklebur	kikania	Rare	Non-Native
Xiphopteris saffordii = Lellingeria saffordii		kihe
Xylosma hawaiiense		maua	Rare	Native
Youngia japonica	oriental hawksbeard		Common	Non-Native
Zanthoxylum dipetalum		kawa'u, kawa'u kua kuku kapa	Rare	Native
Zanthoxylum hawaiiense		a'e, manele, hea'e	Rare	Native
Zanthoxylum kauaense		a'e, manele, hea'e	Rare	Native
Zingiber zerumbet	shampoo ginger, wild ginger	'awapuhi, 'awapuhi kuahiwi	Uncommon	Polynesian
Zoysia sp.				Non-Native

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 Names | Hawaiian Common Names | English Common Names | Browse Pictures

     Pacific Islands Coral Reef Program
     Kalaupapa National Historical Park Home Page
     National Park Service Home Page