Hibiscus waimeae, is a species of flowering plant in the okra family, Malvaceae, that is endemic to the island of Kauaʻ i in Hawaii, H. arnottianus" of Oʻ ahu and Molokaʻ i and "H. waimeae", have white flowers, and are the only of how many species of hibiscus, regarded as native to Hawaii?
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Hibiscus waimeae Hibiscus waimeae (white Kauai rosemallow, Hawaiian: "" , or ) is a species of flowering plant in the okra family, Malvaceae, that is endemic to the island of Kauaʻ i in Hawaii. It is a small gray-barked tree, reaching a height of 6 - and a trunk diameter of 0.3 m . The flowers last for a single day, starting out white and fading to pink in the afternoon. "H. arnottianus" of Oʻ ahu and Molokaʻ i and "H. waimeae" are the only Hawaiian hibiscuses that have white flowers. "H. waimeae" inhabits coastal mesic, mixed mesic, and wet forests at elevations of 250 – .
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Hawaiian hibiscus Hawaiian hibiscus are seven species of hibiscus regarded as native to Hawaii. The yellow hibiscus is Hawaii's state flower. Although tourists regularly associate the hibiscus flower within experiences visiting the US state of Hawaii, and the plant family Malvaceae includes a relatively large number of species that are native to the Hawaiian Islands, those flowers regularly observed by tourists are generally not the native hibiscus flowers. Most commonly grown as ornamental plants in the Islands are the Chinese hibiscus ("Hibiscus rosa-sinensis") and its numerous hybrids.
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Kenaf Kenaf [etymology: Persian], Hibiscus cannabinus, is a plant in the Malvaceae family also called Deccan hemp and Java jute. "Hibiscus cannabinus" is in the genus "Hibiscus" and is native to southern Asia, though its exact origin is unknown. The name also applies to the fibre obtained from this plant. Kenaf is one of the allied fibres of jute and shows similar characteristics.
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Stenogyne kanehoana Stenogyne kanehoana is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Oahu stenogyne. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the Waianae Range on the island of Oahu. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
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Dubautia imbricata Dubautia imbricata is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names bog dubautia and imbricate dubautia. It is endemic to Hawaii where it is known only from the island of Kauai. There are four known occurrences. Like other "Dubautia" this plant is known as na`ena`e.
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Hesperomannia arbuscula Hesperomannia arbuscula, the Maui island-aster or Maui hesperomannia, is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family that is endemic to the islands of Oʻ ahu and Maui in Hawaiʻ i. It is found in mixed mesic and wet forests at elevations of 350 - . It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Schenkia sebaeoides Schenkia sebaeoides, known as ʻ Āwiwi in Hawaiian and lavaslope centaury in English, is a rare species of flowering plant. It is endemic to low shrublands in the state of Hawaiʻ i in the United States. It is present on the islands of Kauai, Oahu, Lanai, Molokai, and Maui. At the time it was added to the endangered species list of the United States in 1991 it was known from seven populations for a total of fewer than 1000 individuals. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Cyanea eleeleensis Cyanea eleeleensis was a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name Eleele cyanea. It was endemic to Kauai, where it has been declared extinct. It was federally listed as a critically endangered species of the United States in 2010. Like other "Cyanea" it is known as haha in Hawaiian.
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Acleisanthes Acleisanthes is a genus of flowering plants in the "Bougainvillea" family, Nyctaginaceae. There are currently 16 species. The generic name is derived from the Greek words ακλειοτος ("akleistos"), meaning "not closed," and ανθος ("anthos"), meaning "flower." Plants of this genus are known commonly as trumpets due to the elongated, open-ended shape of their flowers. These are arid-adapted perennials with thick taproots which are usually compact and low to the ground or slightly ascending. An individual plant may have cleistogamous (unopening and self-pollinating) flowers as well as opening flowers which are usually nocturnal as a water-saving adaptation and are pollinated by night-flying or crepuscular insects such as hawkmoths. Flowers are usually white, sometimes yellow. These plants are native to the Chihuahuan and Sonoran Deserts of Mexico and the United States.
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Heliconia Heliconia, derived from the Greek word "helikonios", is a genus of flowering plants in the family Heliconiaceae. Most of the ca 194 known species are native to the tropical Americas, but a few are indigenous to certain islands of the western Pacific and Maluku. Many species of "Heliconia" are found in rainforests or tropical wet forests of these regions. Several species are widely cultivated as ornamentals, and a few are naturalized in Florida, Gambia and Thailand. Common names for the genus include lobster-claws, toucan peak, wild plantains or false bird-of-paradise. The last term refers to their close similarity to the bird-of-paradise flowers ("Strelitzia"). Collectively, these plants are also simply referred to as "heliconias".
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Osteomeles anthyllidifolia Osteomeles anthyllidifolia, commonly called ʻ Ūlei, eluehe, uʻ ulei, Hawaiian rose, or Hawaiian hawthorn, is a species of flowering shrub in the rose family, Rosaceae, that is indigenous to Hawaiʻ i (all islands but "Kahoʻ olawe" and "Niʻ ihau"), the Cook Islands, Tonga, Pitcairn Island, and Rapa Iti, Taiwan and the Ryukyu islands of Japan.
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Alyogyne Alyogyne is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae which are endemic to Australia. Its species were formerly in the genus Hibiscus but were split off starting in 1863 with "H. hakaeifolius". In 1915 Lewton transferred "H. cuneiformis" and in Fryxell (1968) "H. pinonianus" and "H. huegelii" followed. A recent revision has created many new species.
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Melanthera waimeaensis Melanthera waimeaensis (formerly "Lipochaeta waimeaensis") is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Waimea Canyon nehe. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Kauai. It is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States.
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Hibiscus splendens Hibiscus splendens, the splendid hibiscus, is a species of flowering shrub or tree in the mallow family, Malvaceae. Other common names include hollyhock tree and pink cottonwood. "H. splendens" is a fairly common plant native to eastern Australia. The range of natural distribution is from Wollongong (35° S) in the state of New South Wales to Blackdown Tableland National Park (23° S) in central east Queensland. The habitat is on clearings or disturbances around the margins of the drier rainforests.
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Cyanea shipmanii Cyanea shipmanii is a rare species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name Shipman's cyanea. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii, where it is known only from the windward slopes of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. Like other "Cyanea", it is known as haha in Hawaiian.
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Xylosma hawaiiense Xylosma hawaiiense is a species of flowering plant in the willow family, Salicaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. Common names include Hawai'i brushholly, maua, and aʻ e (Maui only).
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Nothocestrum breviflorum Nothocestrum breviflorum, commonly known as smallflower ʻ aiea, is a species of tree in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, that is endemic to the island of Hawaiʻ i. It inhabits dry and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 180 - . These forests are dominated by ʻ ōhiʻ a lehua ("Metrosideros polymorpha") and koa ("Acacia koa") or lama ("Diospyros sandwicensis"), while plants associated with smallflower ʻ aiea include wiliwili ("Erythrina sandwicensis") and uhiuhi ("Caesalpinia kavaiensis"). "N. breviflorum" reaches a height of 10 - . It is threatened by habitat loss. It is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States. There are fewer than 50 individuals remaining.
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Moho (genus) Moho is a genus of extinct birds in the Hawaiian bird family, Mohoidae, that were endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Members of the genus are known as ʻ ōʻ ō in the Hawaiian language. Their plumage was generally striking glossy black; some species had yellowish axillary tufts and other black outer feathers. Most of these species became extinct by habitat loss and by extensive hunting because their plumage were used for the creation of precious "ʻ aʻ ahu aliʻ i" (robes) and "ʻ ahu ʻ ula" (capes) for "aliʻ i" (Hawaiian nobility). The Kauaʻ i ʻ ōʻ ō was the last species of this genus to become extinct, probably a victim of avian malaria.
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Astelia menziesiana Astelia menziesiana is a species of plant in the Asteliaceae family that is endemic to the state of Hawaii in the United States. Hawaiian names for the plant are kaluaha, paʻiniu, or puaʻakuhinia. It is a non-woody, clumping plant that grows from 1 to 3 feet in width/height. The plant can grow on tree branches and trunks as an epiphyte or in the ground. Leaves are silvery-green or green on top; undersides may be white, gold or silver. Flowers bloom in long spikes in colors including yellow, purple and red. Male and female flowers are on separate plants. Female plants have small orange-yellow berries which are eaten by birds. Two other species: Astelia argyrocoma and the rare and endangered A. waialealae are restricted to the island of Kauaʻi.
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Hawaiian lobelioids The Hawaiian lobelioids are a group of flowering plants in the bellflower family, Campanulaceae, all of which are endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. This is the largest plant radiation in the Hawaiian Islands, and indeed the largest on any island archipelago, with over 125 species. The six genera can be broadly separated based on growth habit: "Clermontia" are typically branched shrubs or small trees, up to 7 m tall, with fleshy fruits; "Cyanea" and "Delissea" are typically unbranched or branching only at the base, with a cluster of relatively broad leaves at the apex and fleshy fruits; "Lobelia" and "Trematolobelia" have long thin leaves down a single, non-woody stem and capsular fruits with wind-dispersed seeds; and the peculiar "Brighamia" have a short, thick stem with a dense cluster of broad leaves, elongate white flowers, and capsular fruits.
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Wikstroemia oahuensis ʻ Ākia or Oʻ ahu false ohelo (Wikstroemia oahuensis) is a species of flowering shrub in the mezereon family, Thymelaeaceae, that is endemic to Hawaiʻ i.
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Schiedea kaalae Schiedea kaalae, known as Oahu schiedea or Maʻ oliʻ oli in Hawaiian, is a species of flowering plant in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae, that is endemic to the island of Oʻ ahu in Hawaii. It inhabits coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 210 - in the Koʻ olau and Waiʻ anae Ranges. It is threatened by habitat loss.