Flora of Puu Ohia

Flora of Pu`u `Ohi`a

The following image library will acquaint you with some of the flora found on Pu`u `Ohi`a (better known as Tantalus), both native and introduced. The image library is organized alphabetically by plant family. Each thumbnail image is accompanied by a caption that denotes the scientific name and indicates whether a species is indigenous, endemic, or was introduced to the Hawaiian archipelago. Click on a thumbnail to view enlarged and additional images of each species.

IMAGE LIBRARY
FLOWERING PLANT FAMILIES

Agavaceae (Agave family)	Anacardiaceae (Mango family)	Aquifoliaceae (Holly family)	Araliaceae (Ginseng family)

Cordyline fruticosa Polynesian introduction	Schinus terebinthifolius Introduced	Ilex anomala Indigenous	Cheirodendron sp. Endemic

Araliaceae (Ginseng family)	Asteraceae (Sunflower family)	Campanulaceae (Bellflower family)	Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)

Schefflera actinophylla Introduced	Erechtites valerianifolia Introduced	Clermontia kakeana Endemic	Antidesma platyphyllum Endemic

Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)	Fabaceae (Pea family)	Goodeniaceae (Goodenia family)	Lauraceae (Laurel family)

Bischofia javanica Introduced	Acacia koa Endemic	Scaevola gaudichaudiana Endemic	Cinnamomum burmannii Introduced

Loganiaceae (Logania family)	Malvaceae (Mallow family)	Melastomataceae (Melastoma family)	Myrsinaceae (Myrsine family)

Labordia tinifolia Endemic	Hibiscus arnottianus Endemic	Clidemia hirta Introduced	Ardisia crenata Introduced

Myrsinaceae (Myrsine family)	Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)	Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)	Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)

Ardisia elliptica Introduced	Metrosideros sp. Endemic	Psidium cattleianum Introduced	Psidium guajava Introduced

Nyctaginaceae (Four-o'clock family)	Pandanaceae (Screw pine family)	Piperaceae (Pepper family)	Poaceae (Grass family)

Pisonia sp. Endemic & Indigenous spp.	Freycinetia arborea Indigenous	Peperomia tetraphylla Indigenous	Oplismenus hirtellus Introduced

Poaceae (Grass family)	Poaceae (Grass family)	Rosaceae (Rose family)	Rubiaceae (Coffee family)

Phyllostachys nigra Introduced	Setaria palmifolia Introduced	Rubus rosifolius Introduced	Psychotria sp. Endemic

Solanaceae (Nightshade family)	Verbenaceae (Verbena family)	Zingiberaceae (Ginger family)	Zingiberaceae (Ginger family)

Cestrum nocturnum Introduced	Citharexylum caudatum Introduced	Hedychium coronarium Introduced	Hedychium gardnerianum Introduced

Zingiberaceae
(Ginger family)

Zingiber zerumbet
Polynesian introduction

IMAGE LIBRARY NON-FLOWERING PLANT FAMILIES

Aspleniaceae (Spleenwort ferns)	Hymenophyllaceae (Filmy ferns)	Nephrolepidaceae (Sword ferns)	Polypodiaceae (Polypody ferns)

Asplenium lobulatum Indigenous	Gonocormus minutus Indigenous	Nephrolepis sp. Indigenous & Introduced spp.	Phlebodium aureum Introduced

Psilotaceae (Whisk ferns)	Thelypteridaceae (Maiden ferns)	Thelypteridaceae (Maiden ferns)

Psilotum nudum Indigenous	Christella dentata Introduced	Christella parasitica Introduced

Links to additional websites of Hawai`i native and introduced flora:
Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
U.H. Botany Department Hawaiian Native Plant Genera
U.H. Botany Department Hawaiian Alien Plant Studies
DLNR/DOFAW Hawaii's most invasive horticultural plants
HEAR Plants of Hawaii

References

Abbott, I. A. (1992). La`au Hawai`i: Traditional Hawaiian Uses of Plants. Honolulu, HI: Bishop Museum Press.

Stone, C. P., Smith, C. W., Tunison, J. T. (1992). Alien Plant Invasions in Native Ecosystems of Hawai`i. Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press.

Valier, K. (1995). Ferns of Hawai`i. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press.

Wagner, W. L., Herbst, D. R., & Sohmer, S. H. (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai`i, Revised Edition. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press.

Mahalo to Liz Huppman and Karen E. Shigematsu at Lyon Arboretum for their assistance with species identification.