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	Park Status	Abundance	Nativity	Photo
Caesalpinia major	'anoso	yellow nickers	Probably Present	Occasional	Native
Calanthe hololeuca			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Calanthe triplicata			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Calophyllum inophyllum	fetau	Alexandrian laurel	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Calophyllum neo-ebudicum	tamanu		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Calopogonium mucunoides		calopo	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Calycosia sessilis			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Calymmodon latealatus			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Cananga odorata	moso'oi	ilangilang, ylang-ylang	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Canarium harveyi	mafoa		Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Canarium vitiense	ma'ali		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Canavalia cathartica		maunaloa	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Canavalia rosea	fue fai va'a	baybean	Probably Present	Occasional	Native
Canna indica	fanamanu	Indian shot	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Canthium merrillii	ola sina		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Capparis cordifolia			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Capsicum frutescens	polo feu	chili pepper	Probably Present	Occasional	Non-Native
Carica papaya	esi	papaya	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Casearia sp.	nova	casearia	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Cassytha filiformis	fetai	devil's gut	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Castilla elastica	pulu mamoe	Mexican rubber tree, Panama rubber tree	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Celtis harperi
Cenchrus calyculatus			Historic		Native
Cenchrus echinatus	vao tuitui	burgrass, common sandbur, field sandbur, southern sandbur	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Centella asiatica	togotogo	Asiatic pennywort	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Centotheca lappacea	sefa		Present in Park	Common	Native
Cerbera manghas	leva		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Chamaesyce atoto	pulu tai?		Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Chamaesyce hirta	vao 'apulupulu	garden spurge	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Chamaesyce hypericifolia		graceful sandmat, graceful spurge	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Chamaesyce hyssopifolia		hyssop spurge, hyssopleaf sandmat, leafy spurge	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Chamaesyce prostrata		prostrate sandmat, prostrate spurge	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Chamaesyce thymifolia		gulf sandmat	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Chionanthus vitiensis			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Chloris barbata		swollen fingergrass	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Chloris radiata		radiate fingergrass	Probably Present	Rare	Non-Native
Christella dentata			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Christella harveyi			Present in Park	Common	Native
Christella pacifica			Probably Present	Uncommon	Native
Christella parasitica			Probably Present	Occasional	Native
Christella subjuncta			Probably Present	Uncommon	Native
Chrysopogon aciculatus		golden beardgrass, Mackie's pest, golden false beardgrass, seed grass	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Citronella samoensis			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Citrus macroptera	moli u'u		Present in Park	Uncommon	Non-Native
Clerodendrum buchananii var. fallax			Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Clerodendrum chinense	losa Honolulu	Honolulu rose, stickbush	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Clerodendrum inerme	aloalo tai	embrert	Present in Park	Common	Native
Clidemia hirta	vao fulu	Koster's curse, soapbush	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Clinostigma samoense	niu vao	Samoan palm	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Cocos nucifera	nui	coconut palm	Present in Park	Common	Native
Coelogyne lycastoides			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Coix lacryma-jobi	sanasana	Job's tears	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Colocasia esculenta		coco yam, wild taro	Present in Park	Abundant	Non-Native
Colubrina asiatica	fisoa	Asian nakedwood, Asian snakewood	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Commelina benghalensis		Benghal dayflower, jio	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Commelina diffusa	mau'u toga	climbing dayflower, spreading dayflower	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Conyza bonariensis		asthmaweed, flaxleaved fleabane, hairy fleabane	Probably Present	Rare	Non-Native
Cordia aspera	tou		Present in Park	Rare	Non-Native
Cordia subcordata	tauanave	cordia	Probably Present	Uncommon	Native
Cordyline fruticosa	ti; lau ti	tiplant	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Coryphopteris sp.			Present in Park	Common	Native
Costus speciosus		crepe ginger	Present in Park	Uncommon	Non-Native
Crassocephalum crepidioides	fau lele	redflower ragleaf	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Crateva religiosa		sacred garlic pear	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Crinum asiaticum	lau talotalo	poisonbulb	Present in Park		Non-Native
Crossostylis biflora	saitamu		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Crotalaria pallida		smooth rattlebox , rattlepod	Probably Present	Common	Unknown
Crotalaria retusa		rattleweed	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Cryptostylis arachnites			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Ctenitis samoensis			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Ctenopteris blechnoides			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Ctenopteris contigua			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Ctenopteris seemannii			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Ctenopteris tenuisecta			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Cucumis melo	'atiu	cantalope, Polynesian melon	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Culcita straminea			Present in Park	Common	Native
Cuphea carthagenensis		Colombian waxweed	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Cyanthillium cinereum		little ironweed	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Cyathea sp.	olioli		Present in Park	Common	Native
Cyathea decurrens	olioli		Present in Park	Common	Native
Cyathea lunulata	olioli		Present in Park	Common	Native
Cyathea truncata	olioli		Probably Present	Common	Native
Cyathea vaupelii	olioli		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Cyathula prostrata		pastureweed	Present in Park	Rare	Non-Native
Cyclophyllum barbatum	ola?		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Cyclosorus interruptus	vao tuaniu		Probably Present	Abundant	Native
Cymbopogon refractus		barbwire grass	Present in Park	Rare	Unknown
Cynodon dactylon		common bermudagrass, devilgrass,	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Cyperus compressus		poorland flatsedge	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Cyperus cyperinus		Old World flatsedge	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Cyperus cyperoides		Pacific island flatsedge	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Cyperus javanicus		Javanese flatsedge	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Cyperus polystachyos		manyspike flatsedge	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Cyperus rotundus	mumuta	nutgrass, purple nutsedge	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Cyperus seemannianus			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Cyperus stoloniferus			Present in Park	Common	Native
Cypholophus macrocephalus	faupata		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Cyrtandra angustivenosa			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Cyrtandra geminata			Probably Present	Occasional	Native
Cyrtandra longipedunculata			Probably Present	Uncommon	Native
Cyrtandra pulchella			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Cyrtandra samoensis	momolea?		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Cyrtandra sp. nova			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Cyrtococcum oxyphyllum			Present in Park	Common	Native
Cyrtococcum trigonum			Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Dactyloctenium aegyptium		Durban crowsfoot grass, Egyptian grass, crowfoot grass	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Davallia epiphylla			Present in Park	Common	Native
Davallia graeffei			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Davallia heterophylla			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Davallia plumosa			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Davallia repens			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Davallia sessilifolia			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Davallia solida var. solida			Present in Park	Common	Native
Decaisnina forsteriana			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Decaspermum fruticosum	nu'anu'a		Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Dendrobium biflorum			Present in Park	Common	Native
Dendrobium calcaratum			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Dendrobium catillare			Probably Present	Uncommon	Native
Dendrobium dactylodes			Present in Park	Common	Native
Dendrobium glomeriflorum			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Dendrobium goldfinchii			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Dendrobium samoense			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Dendrobium sladei			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Dendrobium vaupelianum			Present in Park	Common	Native
Dendrocnide harveyi	salato	sting-nettle tree	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Dendrolobium umbellatum	lala		Present in Park	Common	Native
Dennstaedtia sp.		dennstaedtia fern, hayscented fern	Present in Park		Native
Derris malaccensis			Present in Park	Uncommon	Non-Native
Derris trifoliata	fue o'ona	threeleaf derris	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Desmanthus virgatus		wild tantan	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Desmodium heterocarpon		Asian ticktrefoil	Probably Present	Occasional	Native
Desmodium incanum		tickclover, Spanish clover	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Desmodium tortuosum		Dixie tick trefoil, dixie ticktrefoil	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Desmodium triflorum		threeflower ticktrefoil	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Desmodium umbellatum			Present in Park	Common	Native
Dicksonia brackenridgei			Present in Park	Common	Native
Dicranopteris linearis		Old World forkedfern	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Didymoplexis micradenia			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Digitaria ciliaris		Henry's crabgrass, fingergrass, smooth crabgrass, southern crabgrass, tropical crabgrass	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Digitaria henryi			Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Digitaria horizontalis		Jamaican crabgrass	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Digitaria radicosa		trailing crabgrass	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Digitaria setigera		East Indian crabgrass	Present in Park	Common	Native
Digitaria violascens		violet crabgrass	Present in Park	Uncommon	Non-Native
Dioclea wilsonii		Wilson's clusterpea	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Dioscorea alata	ufi	water yam, winged yam	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Dioscorea bulbifera	soi	bitter yam, air potato, air yam,	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Dioscorea nummularia	ufi	yam	Present in Park
Dioscorea pentaphylla	ufi	fiveleaf yam	Present in Park	Uncommon	Non-Native
Diospyros elliptica	'anume		Probably Present	Uncommon	Native
Diospyros major	'anume		Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Diospyros samoensis	'au'auli		Present in Park	Common	Native
Diplazium bulbiferum		twinsorus fern	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Diplazium dilatatum		twinsorus fern	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Diplazium harpeodes		twinsorus fern	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Diplazium proliferum		twinsorus fern	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Diplocaulobium fililobum			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Dipteris conjugata			Probably Present	Abundant	Native
Dissotis rotundifolia		pinklady	Present in Park	Uncommon	Non-Native
Doryopteris concolor			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Dryopteris arborescens			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Drypetes vitiensis			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Dysoxylum huntii	maota mea		Unconfirmed	Common	Native
Dysoxylum maota	maota		Present in Park	Common	Native
Dysoxylum samoense	mamala; maota mamala		Present in Park	Common	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

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