COASTAL VEGETATION ZONE |
All photos are by Priscilla Millen unless otherwise noted. |
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Arid Zone
Native Plants
Native trees and shrubs are wiliwili (Erythrina sandwicensis), coastal
sandalwood (Santalum ellipticum), naio
(Myoporum sandwicense), also
called false sandalwood, and ma'o (Gossypium sandvicense).
Erythrina sandwicensis Wiliwili |
Myoporum sandwicense Naio Photo by Charles Lamoureux |
Gossypium sandvicense Ma'o Photo by Dave Boynton |
Ma'o seeds embedded in cotton |
Introduced Plants
Presently introduced plants dominate: haole koa
(Leucaena leucocephala), mesquite
or kiawe (Prosopis
pallida), ironwood (Casuarina equisetifolia)
and introduced grasses such as swollen finger grass (Chloris
inflata) and bermuda grass (Cynodon
dactylon)
Leucaena leucocephala Koa Haole
Windtrimmed kiawe |
Prosopis pallida Kiawe, or mesquite. |
Casuarina equisetifolia Ironwood |
Mesic Zone
Native Plants
Pandanus tectoris or hala |
Prichardiaspp or loulu |
Introduced Polynesian Plants
 Hibiscus tiliaceus, or Hau |
Thespesia populnea, or Milo.
Aleurites, or Kukui
Other Introduced Plants
Introduced species include the Passion flower (Passiflora sp.) and
common guava (Psidium guajava).
Psidium guajava, the common guava, and the strawberry guava.
