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
Rapanea myricifolia	togo vao		Probably Present	Occasional	Native
Reynoldsia lanutoensis	vi vao	reynoldsia	Present in Park	Common	Native
Rhaphidophora graeffei	fue laufao		Present in Park	Common	Native
Rhizophora mangle	togo	red mangrove	Probably Present	Common	Native
Rhizophora samoensis			Probably Present	Common	Native
Rhus taitensis	tavai		Present in Park	Common	Native
Rhynchospora corymbosa	selesele	matamat	Present in Park	Common	Native
Ricinus communis		castor bean	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Rorippa sarmentosa	a'atasi	Polynesian cress	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Rourea minor			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Ruellia prostrata	vao uli	prostrate wild petunia	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Ruellia tuberosa		minnieroot	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Sacciolepis indica		glenwoodgrass	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Santaloides samoense			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Sapindus saponaria		western soapberry, wingleaf soapberry	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Sapindus vitiensis			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Sarcopygme pacifica	u'unu
Scaevola taccada	to'ito'i	scaevola	Present in Park	Abundant	Native
Schizaea dichotoma			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Schizostachyum glaucifolium	'ohe	bamboo	Unconfirmed		Non-Native
Scirpodendron ghaeri	lau 'ie'ie		Present in Park	Rare	Native
Scleria lithosperma		Florida Keys nutrush	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Scleria polycarpa	tafatolu; selesele	nutrush	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Scleria terrestris			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Selaginella laxa			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Selaginella whitmeei			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Senna alata	la'au fai lafa	emperor's candlesticks, candelabra plant	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Senna sophera		algarrobilla	Probably Present	Rare	Non-Native
Senna tora	vao pinati	sickle senna, peanut weed	Probably Present	Common	Non-Native
Sesuvium portulacastrum		shoreline seapurslane	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Setaria glauca		pearl millet, pigeongrass, wild millet, yellow bristlegrass, yellow foxtail	Probably Present	Occasional	Non-Native
Sida rhombifolia	mautofu	Cuban-jute, arrowleaf sida, cuban jute	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Sida samoensis			Probably Present	Uncommon	Native
Sigesbeckia orientalis		common St. Paul's wort	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Solanum americanum	mgalo	black nightshade, purple nightshade (common), smallflower nightshade	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Solanum viride	polo	green nightshade	Probably Present	Rare	Native
Sophora tomentosa		yellow necklacepod, yellow sophora, (silverbush)	Present in Park	Rare	Native
Sorghum sudanense			Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Spathoglottis plicata		Philippine ground orchid	Present in Park	Common	Native
Spermacoce assurgens		woodland false buttonweed	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Spermacoce exilis		Pacific false buttonweed	Present in Park	Uncommon	Non-Native
Spermacoce mauritiana		Mauritius' false buttonweed	Present in Park	Uncommon	Non-Native
Spermacoce ovalifolia		broadleaf false buttonweed	Present in Park		Non-Native
Sphaerostephanos invisus			Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Sphaerostephanos reineckei			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Sphaerostephanos unitus			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Sphagneticola trilobata		Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Sphenomeris chinensis		lace fern	Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Spiraeanthemum samoense			Present in Park	Common	Native
Spondias dulcis	vi	Jewish plum, ambarella	Present in Park	No data	Non-Native
Sporobolus diander		tussock dropseed	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Stachytarpheta cayennensis		Cayenne snakeweed, blue snakeweed, bluetop, cayenne porterweed, rattail, rough-leaf false vervain, snakeweed	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis		light-blue snakeweed ; Jamaica vervain	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Stachytarpheta urticifolia	mautofu, fua pepe	nettleleaf velvetberry; blue rat's-tail
Stenotaphrum micranthum			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Stenotaphrum secundatum		St. Augustine grass	Probably Present	Uncommon	Non-Native
Sterculia fanaiho	fana'io		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Stictocardia tiliifolia		spottedheart	Present in Park	Occasional	Non-Native
Streblus anthropophagorum		streblus	Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Struchium sparganophorum		yerba de faja	Probably Present	Occasional	Non-Native
Synedrella nodiflora	tae'oti	nodeweed	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Syzygium brevifolium			Present in Park	Rare	Native
Syzygium carolinense			Present in Park	Uncommon	Native
Syzygium clusiifolium	asi vai		Present in Park	Common	Native
Syzygium dealatum	asi vai		Present in Park	Occasional	Native
Syzygium inophylloides	asi		Present in Park	Common	Native
Syzygium malaccense		Malaysian apple	Present in Park
Syzygium neurocalyx	'oli; fena		Probably Present	Rare	Native
Syzygium samarangense	nonu vao	syzygium	Present in Park	Common	Non-Native
Syzygium samoense	fena vao		Present in Park	Occasional	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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