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Pages in category "Trees of Hawaii" The following 119 pages are in this category, out of 119 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Acacia koa;
Acacia koaia is usually distinguished by growing as a short (rarely more than 5 m or 16 ft), broad, gnarled tree; having the seeds longitudinally arranged in the pod; shorter, straighter phyllodes; and much denser wood.
The name koa in the Hawaiian language ultimately comes from Proto-Austronesian *teRas meaning "core" or "ironwood"; many names referring to certain ironwood or heartwood species in Southeast Asia and Oceania such as Vitex parviflora (tugás in Cebuano), Eusideroxylon zwageri (togas in Tombonuwo), and Intsia bijuga (dort in Palauan) descend from this root.
The genus name Metrosideros is derived from the Greek words metra, meaning 'heartwood', and sideron, meaning 'iron', and refers to the hard wood of the trees in this genus. The specific epithet polymorpha, meaning 'many forms', is very appropriate, since individuals of this species exhibit many different morphologies and inhabit a broad range ...
Like most sandalwoods, Santalum haleakalae is a hemiparasite, deriving some of its nutrition from the roots of surrounding plants, and Santalum haleakalae var. lanaiense is thought to use koa as a host (among other native trees). [4] Their flowers provide nectar for native Hawaiian honeycreepers like the Maui ʻamakihi. [7]
For the purposes of this category, "Hawaii" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD), and is constituted by the following archipelagos and islands: Hawaiian Islands; Johnston Island (also known as Johnston Atoll, Kalama Atoll) Midway Islands (also known as Midway Atoll)
The banyan tree was just an 8-feet sapling when it was planted in 1873 as a gift shipped from India, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first Protestant mission in Lahaina, which at the ...
Cibotium menziesii, the hāpuʻu ʻiʻi or Hawaiian tree fern, [2] is a species of tree fern that is endemic to the islands of Hawaiʻi. It is named after the Scottish naturalist Archibald Menzies . It is also known as the male tree fern , and Cibotium glaucum is deemed the female tree fern due to differences in color.