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
Neonauclea forsteri	afa		Present in Park	Common	Native
Nephrolepis biserrata		giant swordfern	Present in Park	Common	Native
Nephrolepis hirsutula		scaly swordfern	Present in Park	Common	Native
Nervilia aragoana			Probably Present	Occasional	Native
Oberonia equitans			Present in Park	Common	Native
Oberonia heliophila			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Oleandra neriiformis			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Omalanthus nutans	fogmamala; fanua mamala		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Operculina turpethum		St. Thomas lidpod	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Operculina ventricosa			Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Ophioglossum pendulum		Old World adderstongue	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Ophioglossum reticulatum		netted adderstongue	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Ophioglossum reticulatum var. pacifica			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Oplismenus compositus	sefa?	basket grass, running mountaingrass	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Oplismenus hirtellus		bristle basketgrass	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Orthiopteris tenuis			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Oxalis barrelieri		Barrelier's woodsorrel	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Oxalis corniculata	'ii	yellow wood sorrel	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Palaquium stehlinii	gasu		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Pandanus reineckei	fasa		Probably Present	Common	Native
Pandanus tectorius	fasa	Tahitian screwpine	Present in Park	Common	Native
Pandanus whitmeeanus	paogo		Probably Present	Common	Non-Native
Paraserianthes falcataria = Albizia moluccana	tamalini	peacocksplume, albizia	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Parinari insularis	sea		Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Paspalum cartilagineum			Present in Park		Non-Native
Paspalum conjugatum	vao lima	Hilo grass, sour grass, ti grass	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Paspalum dilatatum		dallas grass, water grass	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Paspalum fimbriatum		Panama crowngrass	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Paspalum orbiculare			Present in Park	Common	Native
Paspalum paniculatum		arrocillo	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Paspalum setaceum		fringeleaf paspalum, sand paspalum, slender crown grass, thin paspalum	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Paspalum urvillei		Vasey grass	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Paspalum vaginatum		seashore paspalum	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Passiflora aurantia			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Passiflora foetida	pasio fao	fetid passionflower, scarletfruit passionflower, stinking passionflower	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Passiflora maliformis		conch apple	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Pennisetum purpureum	vao povi	elephant grass, merker grass, napier grass,	Probably Present	Occasional	Non-Native
Peperomia blanda var. floribunda			Probably Present	Occasional	Native
Peperomia leptostachya		aridland peperomia	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Peperomia lonchophylla			Probably Present	Occasional	Native
Peperomia pellucida		man to man	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Peperomia reineckei			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Peperomia tutuilana			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Peristylus tradescantifolius			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Peristylus whistleri			Probably Present	Rare	Native
Phaius amboinensis			Probably Present	Occasional	Native
Phaius graeffei			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Phaius tancarvilleae		nun's-hood orchid	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Phaleria disperma	suni		Present in Park	Rare	Native
Phaleria glabra	suni vao		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Phreatia graeffei			Present in Park	Common	Native
Phreatia matthewsii			Present in Park	Common	Native
Phreatia micrantha			Present in Park	Common	Native
Phreatia neo-caledonica			Present in Park	Common	Native
Phreatia obtusa			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Phreatia paleata			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Phyllanthus amarus		carry me seed	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Phyllanthus debilis		niruri	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Phyllanthus simplex			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Phyllanthus urinaria		chamber bitter	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Phyllanthus virgatus			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Phymatosorus grossus		phymatosaurus	Present in Park	Common	Native
Phymatosorus nigrescens			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Phymatosorus scolopendria	lau auta; lau magamaga		Present in Park	Common	Native
Physalis angulata	vi vao	cutleaf groundcherry, lanceleaf groundcherry	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Pilea microphylla		rockweed	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Piper graeffei	fue manogi; 'ava'avaaitu sosolo		Present in Park	Common	Native
Pipturus argenteus	soga; fau soga		Present in Park	Common	Native
Pisonia grandis	pu'a vai	grand devil's-claws, pisonia	Present in Park	Common	Native
Pisonia umbellifera		umbrella catchbirdtree	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Pityrogramma brackenridgei			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Planchonella garberi	'ala'a		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Planchonella grayana	'ala'a		Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Planchonella samoensis	mamalava		Present in Park	Common	Native
Plantago lanceolata		narrowleaf plantain,	Probably Present	Rare	Non-Native
Plantago major		broadleaf plantain, buckhorn plantain, common plantain, great plantain, rippleseed plantain	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Pleocnemia leuzeana			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Plesioneuron attenuatum			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Plumbago zeylanica		wild leadwort	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Plumeria rubra		frangipani, templetree	Present in Park	Common
Pneumatopteris		air fern	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Pneumatopteris bryanii			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Pneumatopteris costata			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Pneumatopteris glandulifera			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Pneumatopteris magnifica			Present in Park	Common	Native
Pneumatopteris rodigesiana			Probably Present	Uncommon	Native
Pneumatopteris transversaria			Probably Present	Uncommon	Native
Pogostemon cablin	patiale	patchouli	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Polygala paniculata	pulunamulole	orosne	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Polypodium hookeri			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Polypodium nigrescens			Present in Park	Uncommon	No data
Polypodium subauriculatum			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Polyscias guilfoylei		geranium aralia	Present in Park		Non-Native
Polyscias reineckei			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Polyscias samoensis	tagitagi; afia		Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Polystichum aculeatum			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Pometia pinnata	tava		Present in Park	Common	Native
Pongamia pinnata			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Portulaca lutea	tamole	native yellow purslane	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Portulaca oleracea	tamole	common purslane, duckweed, garden purslane, little hogweed, purslane, wild portulaca	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Portulaca quadrifida		chickenweed	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Portulaca samoensis	tamole		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Premna obtusifolia		premna	Present in Park	Common	Native
Premna serratifolia	aloalo		Present in Park	Common	Native
Procris pedunculata	fua lole		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Pseudelephantopus spicatus	vao malini	dog's-tongue	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Pseuderanthemum carruthersii			Present in Park	Uncommon	Non-Native
Pseuderia ramosa			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Psidium guajava	ku'ava	guava	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Psilotum complanatum		flatfork fern	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Psychotria forsteriana			Present in Park	Common	Native
Psychotria garberiana	matalafi Manu'a	psychotria	Present in Park	Common	Native
Psychotria insularum	matalafi	island wild coffee	Present in Park	Common	Native
Psychotria pacifica			Probably Present	Common	Native
Psydrax merrillii			Present in Park	No data	No data
Pteris comans			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Pteris ensiformis		slender brake	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Pteris pacifica			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Pteris tripartita		giant brake	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Pteris vaupelii			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Pueraria lobata	a'a	kudzu, kudzu vine	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Pueraria montana var. lobata		Japanese arrowroot	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Pycreus polystachyos			Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Pyrrosia adnascens			Present in Park	Common	Native
Pyrrosia lanceolata			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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