DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

MICROPHOTOGRAPHY

COLEUS 

family: LAMIACEAE

The mints are aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including thyme, sage, and rosemary. [Source: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/family%20Lamiaceae]

METROSIDEROS, OHIA 

family: MYRTACEAE

Metrosideros polymorpha, 'ohia lehua, 'ohia, lehua, lehua papa, lehua 'ahihi, 'ahihi ku ma kua, 'ahihi lehua, kumakua, 'ohi'a 'ahihi. This extremely variable species may be mature and flower when only a few inches tall in bogs, but may reach towering heights in other habitats.  Leaves range from thick and very pubescent to thin and glabrous.  Flowers may be either red, or less frequently, yellow.  The species is the most pervasive native forest tree in Hawaii, found on all the major islands and in a variety of habitats.  It is an important food plant for native birds. Metrosideros tremuloides, lehua 'ahihi, 'ahihi, 'ahihi ku ma kua, 'ahihi lehua, kumakua, 'ohi'a 'ahihi, is found on Mount Ka'ala, O'ahu, and is endemic. Metrosideros macropus, 'ohia, 'ohia lehua, lehua, is found at Aiea Tr., O'ahu, and Poamoho Tr., O'ahu, where it is endemic. [Source: http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/metrosideros.htm]

Native Range

'Ohi'a lehua is a variable and unusual tree found from just above sea level to 2600 in (8,500 ft) as a tree or small shrub on six of the high islands of the State. 'Ohi'a lehua does not grow in coastal areas with rainfall less than 500 mm (20 in). The species reaches its maximum stand basal area on young volcanic substrates in rain forest habitats on the Island of Hawaii .

The native range of 'Ohi'a lehua  

[Source: http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/metrosideros/polymorpha.htm]

[Source: http://www.hear.org/starr/hiplants/images/thumbnails/html/metrosideros_polymorpha_thumbnails.htm]

MACROPHOTOGRAPHY

LANTANA, mikinolia hihiu, mikinolia hohono, mikinolia kuku 

family: VERBENACEAE

Lantana camara is thorny shrub, and a noxious weed. It can form impenetrable thickets which crowd out other plants. The fruit are dispersed by alien frugivorous birds. It is capable of surviving all but the hottest fires regenerating from basal shoots. Allelopathic substances are produced by shoots and roots (Achhereddy in press). The plant has been subjected to biological control which has been quite effective in some areas (Gardner and Davis 1982). Further control agents are being sought. [Source: http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/cw_smith/lan_cam.htm]

Over two dozen biocontrol agents have been released to control it in Hawaii with results varying from ineffective to spectacular. The most effective are the defoliating caterpillar Hypena strigata; the seed-destroying fly Ophiomyia lantanae, and the lace bug Teleonemia scrupulosa. In places, infestations of lantana by biocontrol agents are universal but the effect on the population is not obvious even after decades of once or twice annual cycles of defoliation. Yet some areas have been cleared of lantana leading to a premature declaration of victory over lantana. (Motooka et al., 2002)                                                [Source: http://www.hear.org/pier/lacam.htm]

Lantana is found up to 600 m on all islands, principally in dry areas. It has infested both mesic and wet habitats as well.   [Source: http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/cw_smith/lan_cam.htm]

[Source: http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/cw_smith/lan_cam.htm]

PLUMBAGO 

family: PLUMBAGINACEAE

Plumbago zeylanica, 'ilie'e, 'ilihe'e, lauhihi [Source: http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/plumbago.htm]

Plumbago consist of 15 different types, of which Plumbago zeylanica is indigenous to Hawaii. was introduced to the Hawaiian Islands . Plumbago was used to treat warts, broken bones, and other wounds. Also used to treat headaches, dispel bad dreams, and to blacken tattoos. [Source: http://kms.kapalama.ksbe.edu/projects/2003/plants/plumbago/]

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