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
Habenaria monogyne			Probably Present	Uncommon	Native
Habenaria tradescantifolia			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Habenaria vaupelii			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Halophila minor		seagrass	Probably Present	Common	Native
Halophila ovalis		seagrass	Probably Present	Common	Native
Haplopteris elongata			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Haplopteris scolopendrina			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Hedycarya denticulata			Present in Park	Common	Native
Hedyotis biflora			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Hedyotis corymbosa			Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Hedyotis foetida			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Heliconia laufao	laufao		Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Heliotropium procumbens		four-spike heliotrope	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Hemigraphis alternata		red ivy	Present in Park	Abundant	Non-Native
Hernandia moerenhoutiana	pipi		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Hernandia nymphaeifolia	pu'a	Chinese-lantern tree	Present in Park	Common	Native
Hernandia sonora	mago		Present in Park	Common	Native
Hetaeria oblongifolia			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Hetaeria whitmeei			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Hibiscus abelmoschus	fau tagaloa		Present in Park	Uncommon	Non-Native
Hibiscus tiliaceus	fau	mahoe, sea hibiscus	Present in Park	Common	Native
Hibiscus x archeri			Present in Park		Non-Native
Histiopteris incisa		batwing fern	Present in Park	Common	Native
Homalanthus nutans			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Homalium whitmeeanum			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Hoya australis	fue selela; suni	olive vao	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Hoya pottsii	fue selela		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Hoya vitiensis	fue sela		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Humata heterophylla			Present in Park	Common	Native
Humata polypodioides			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Humata serrata			Probably Present	Uncommon	Native
Hymenophyllum imbricatum			Present in Park	Common	Native
Hymenophyllum polyanthos		smooth filmy fern	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Hymenophyllum praetervisum			Probably Present	Uncommon	Native
Hypolepis aspidioides			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Hypolepis tenuifolia			Probably Present	Uncommon	Native
Imperata conferta			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Indigofera hirsuta		roughhairy indigo	Probably Present	Rare	Non-Native
Indigofera suffruticosa		indigo	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Inocarpus fagifer	ifi	Tahitian chestnut	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Intsia bijuga	ifilele		Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Ipomoea alba		tropical white morningglory	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Ipomoea aquatica		Chinese waterspinach, swamp morning glory, water spinach	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Ipomoea littoralis	palulu	whiteflower beach morning-glory	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Ipomoea macrantha			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Ipomoea pes-caprae ssp. brasiliensis	fue moa	beach morning glory	Present in Park	Common	Native
Ischaemum		murainagrass	Probably Present	Uncommon	Native
Ischaemum indicum		Indian murainagrass	Probably Present	Common	Non-Native
Ischaemum murinum			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Ischaemum stokesii			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Ixora samoensis	filofiloa		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Jasminum betchei			Probably Present	Uncommon	Native
Jasminum didymum			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Joinvillea plicata			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Justicia procumbens			Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Kleinhovia hospita	fu'afu'a	guest tree	Probably Present	Common	Native
Korthalsella horneana			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Kyllinga brevifolia		shortleaf spikesedge	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Kyllinga nemoralis		whitehead spikesedge	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Laportea interrupta	ogoogo	Hawai'i woodnettle	Present in Park	Uncommon	Non-Native
Lastreopsis davallioides			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Lemmaphyllum accedens			Probably Present	Occasional	Native
Lepturopetium			Probably Present	Rare	Native
Lepturopetium cf. marshallense			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Lepturus repens		Pacific Island thintail	Present in Park	Common	Native
Leucaena leucocephala	fuapepe, lusina	koa haole, lead tree, white leadtree, wild tamarind	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Leucas decemdentata			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Leucostegia pallida			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Leucosyke corymbulosa	'ala'alatoa		Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Limnophila fragrans	tamole vai	limnophila	Probably Present	Rare	Native
Limnophila rugosa			Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Lindernia antipoda		sparrow false pimpernel	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Lindernia crustacea		Malaysian false pimpernel	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Lindsaea ensifolia ssp. agatii			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Lindsaea harveyi			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Lindsaea pacifica			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Lindsaea pulchra			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Lindsaea repens		creeping necklace fern	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Lindsaea tetragona			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Liparis alavaensis			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Liparis caespitosa			Probably Present	Uncommon	Native
Liparis condylobulbon			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Liparis disticha			Probably Present	Rare	Native
Liparis gibbosa			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Liparis longipes			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Liparis mataanensis			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Litsea samoensis	papaono		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Lomagramma cordipinna			Present in Park	Common	Native
Ludwigia hyssopifolia		seedbox	Probably Present	Occasional	Non-Native
Ludwigia octovalvis		Mexican primrose willow	Probably Present	Common	Non-Native
Luffa cylindrica var. insularum			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Luisia teretifolia			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Lunathyrium japonicum			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Lycopodium sp.		clubmoss	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Lycopodium carinatum		clubmoss	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Lycopodium cernuum		clubmoss	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Lycopodium phlegmaria		clubmoss	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Lycopodium squarrosum		clubmoss	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Macaranga harveyana	lau pata; pata		Present in Park	Common	Native
Macaranga stipulosa	lau fatu; putafatu		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Machaerina falcata		twigrush	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Macropiper puberulum	'ava'ava aitu		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Macropiper timothianum			Present in Park	Common	Native
Macroptilium lathyroides		wild bushbean	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Macrothelypteris polypodioides			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Macrothelypteris torresiana		swordfern	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Maesa tabacifolia			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Malaxis reineckeana		adder's-mouth orchid	Probably Present	Occasional	Native
Malaxis resupinata		adder's-mouth orchid	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Malaxis samoensis		adder's-mouth orchid	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Mammea glauca			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Mangifera indica	mago	mango	Unconfirmed	Common	Non-Native
Manihot esculenta	manioka	tapioca	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Manilkara dissecta	pani		Present in Park	Rare	Native
Maoutia australis			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Mapania macrocephala			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Mapania parvibracteata			Unconfirmed	Rare	Native
Mapania vitiensis			Probably Present	Rare	Native
Marattia smithii			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Mariscus cyperinus			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Mariscus javanicus	selesele		Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Mariscus seemannianus			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Mariscus sumatrensis			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Maytenus vitiensis			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Medinilla samoensis			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Mediocalcar paradoxum			Probably Present	Occasional	Native
Medusanthera samoensis	matamo		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Melanthera biflora			Present in Park		Native
Melastoma denticulatum	fua lole		Present in Park	Common	Native
Melicope latifolia			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Melicope retusa			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Melicope richii			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Melicope vatiana			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Melicytus ramiflorus			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Melicytus samoensis			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Melinis minutiflora		molasses grass	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Melochia aristata	ma'o		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Merremia peltata	fue vao; fue lautetele		Present in Park	Common	Native
Merremia umbellata		hogvine	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Meryta macrophylla	ma'ulu'ulu; fagufagu		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Metrosideros collina			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Microlepia speluncae		limpleaf fern	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Micromelum minutum	talafalu		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Microsorium sylvaticum			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Microstegium glabratum			Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Mikania micrantha	fue saina	mile-a-minute weed, Chinese creeper	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Mimosa invisa	vao fefe palagi	giant false sensitive plant, giant sensitive plant	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Mimosa pudica var. unijuga	fue inu, vao fefe	sensitive plant, shameplant	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Miscanthus floridulus		Japanese silvergrass, Pacific Island silvergrass, sawgrass, swordgrass,	Present in Park	Common	Native
Moerenhoutia heteromorpha			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Momordica charantia		balsampear	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Morinda citrifolia	nonu	Indian mulberry	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Morinda myrtifolia			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Mucuna gigantea	tupe	sea bean	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Mucuna glabra			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Musa x paradisiaca	fa'i	French plantain	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Mussaenda raiateensis	aloalo vao		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Myristica fatua	'atone	Samoan nutmeg	Present in Park	Common	Native
Myristica hypargyraea	'atone 'ulu		Present in Park	Common	Native
Myristica inutilis	'atone		Present in Park

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