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Pages in category "Trees of Hawaii" The following 119 pages are in this category, out of 119 total. ... List of invasive plant species in Hawaii; Ilex anomala; K ...
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 ...
Xylosma hawaiensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. Common names include Hawai'i brushholly , [ 3 ] maua , and aʻe ( Maui only). [ 4 ]
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 Flora of the Hawaiian Islands and neighboring islands in the north-central Pacific, and the northern Polynesia region of the Oceanian realm. This category includes native flora taxa. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included.
It is a small gray-barked tree, reaching on average a height of 6–10 metres (20–33 ft) [4] and an average trunk diameter of 0.3 m (0.98 ft). [5] Around 1/8 inches long, the fuzzy brown seeds of the hibiscus waimeae plant are enclosed in protective oblong pods.
Acacia koaia, known as koaiʻa or koaiʻe in Hawaiian, is a species of acacia that is endemic to Hawaii. It is closely related to koa ( Acacia koa ), and is sometimes considered to be the same species.
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.