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Hawaiian Plant Reference Collection
 
Hawaiian Name
or Common Name
Latin Name Plant Parts
Birdsnest Fern   Leaves
Coffee   Leaves, stem, bean
Ironwood   Stem, leaves, seeds
Mango   Leaves, bark, stem
Akala Rubus hawaiiensis Berry, leaves, flower, stem
Akia Wikstroemia sp. Leaf, Stem
Ala' alawai nui Peperomia sp. Leaves, stems
Ama'u Sadleria sp. Leaf Frond
Awa Piper methysticum Root
Awapuhi Zingiber zerumbet Flower, Leaves, Root
Aweau   Leaves
False Kamani   Leaves, stem, flower, seed pod
Hala Pandanus tectorius Leaves, bark, bark sheath, seed, flower
Hapu'u Cibotium sp. Leaves, pulu (hairy stalk)
Hau Hibiscus tiliaceus Leaves, bark, bast
Ho'awa   Seed, seed capsule, leaf, petiole
Hoi Discorea bulbifera Leaves, stem
Honohono   stems
ie'ie Erexcinetia arborea Vine, leaves, rootlets
iliahi Santalum sp. Leaf, flower, seed, petiole
Ilima Sida fallax Stem, flowers
Ipu Lagenaria siccraria gourd shell
Kalo Colocasia esculenta Corm
Kamani Calaphyllum inophyllum leaves, seeds
Ki Cordyline fruticosa Leaves, flowers
Ko Saccharum officinarum Stalk & Leaves
Koa Acacia koa Bark, leaves, stem
Koa haole   Legume, seed, leaflet, stem
Kou Cordia Subcordata Seed, flowers, leaves
Kuawa Guava Leaves, stem
Kukui Aleurites moluccana Leaves, nut
Kupukupu   Leaf Frond
La'amia Crescentia cujete Seed
Laua'e Microsorium scolopendria Leaves, stem
Laua'e Phymatodes scolopendrium Leaf
Loulu Pritchardia sp. Seed
Mai'a Musa acuminata Flowers, flower stem, leaf, "trunk"
Mamaki Pipturus sp. Leaves, bark/bast
Ma'o Gossypium tomentosum Leaves, stem, flower
Milo Thespesia populnea Leaves, seed pod, seeds, stem, flower
Moa   Stems, seeds
Naupaka Kahakai   Leaves, seeds, stem
Naupaka Kuahiwi   Leaves, stems, seeds
Niu Cocos nucifera Bark, husk, shell, leaves, flower stems, seeds
Noni Morinda citrifolia fruit
Ohe Schizostachyum glaucifolium Leaves, stem
Ohi'a 'ai Syzygium malaccense Seeds,leaves
Ohi'a lehua Metrosideros polymorpha Stem, bark, leaves, flower, seeds
Olona Touchardia latifolia Seeds
Pala'a Odontosoria chinensis leaves
Papala Kepau Pisonia sp. Seeds
Pili Heteropogon contortus stems
Pohuehue Ipomoea pes-carrae Leaves, stems, seeds
Pukiawe Styphelia tameiameiae Stems, leaves, seeds
Uala Ipomoea batatas Root
Uki'uki Dianella sandwicensis Stems, leaves, flowers
Ulei Osteomeles anthyllidifolia Leaves, stem
Ulu Artocarpus altilis Leaves, flower sheath, male flower
Uluhe   Stems, Leaves
Wauke Broussonetia papyrifera Stem, bast, bark
Wiliwili Erythrina sandwicensis Seeds, leaves, stem