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Clusia rosea

AUTOGRAPH TREE
In the wild and naturalized population in Hawaii, this tree often starts life…

Coccoloba uvifera

SEA GRAPE
Sea grape is a widely cultivated small tree on Pacific Islands as a salt…

Cocos nucifera

COCONUT PALM
This palm is quite possibly the most useful of all plants for humans. It…

Colvillea racemosa

COLVILLE'S GLORY
Colville's Glory is related to the royal poinciana (Delonix regia) and its fern…

Conocarpus erectus

SILVER BUTTONWOOD
Utility friendly tree. A commonly grown street tree and shoreline plant in leeward Hawaiian Islands,…

Cordia sebestena

HAOLE KOU
Utility friendly tree. This small, orange-red flowered tree, with its sandpapery leaves, is widely used…

Cordia subcordata

KOU
This indigenous species (native to Hawai'i and other Pacific Islands) can be…

Corymbia citriodora

LEMON-SCENTED GUM
This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.The lemon…

Crescentia cujete

CALABASH TREE
The calabash tree, which bears bat-pollinated greenish flowers with purple-brown…

Cyrtostachys renda

SEALING WAX PALM
This small to medium-sized palm is native to swamps of Thailand, Malaysia, and…

Delonix regia

ROYAL POINCIANA
This spectacular flowering tree is one of Hawaii’s most common and widely…

Dimocarpus longan

LONGAN
Longan is occasionally grown in Hawai'i as a dooryard fruit tree and has been…

Dodonaea viscosa

HOP BUSH OR A'ALI'I
Utility friendly tree. Hop bush or a'ali'i is a commonly grown shrub or small tree throughout…

Dypsis decaryi

TRIANGLE PALM
Utility friendly tree. Like its cousin in the same genus, the golden cane palm (Dypsis lutescens),…

Dypsis lutescens

ARECA PALM
The Hawaiian Island’s most common palm species, the golden cane palm is…

Elaeocarpus angustifolius

BLUE MARBLE TREE
Blue marble tree is a large tree that is more appropriate for campuses, parks…

Enterolobium cyclocarpum

EARPOD
Large, fast-growing tree suited only for parks, large estates, open spaces…

Erythrina crista-galli

COCKSPUR CORAL TREE
Utility friendly tree. Most of the 100 or so species in the genus Erythrina have scarlet red…

Erythrina sandwicensis

WILIWILI
This species is native to Hawaiian dryland forests, and should be planted more…

Eucalyptus deglupta

RAINBOW EUCALYPTUS
This is one of two species of Eucalyptus not native to Australia and…

Eugenia uniflora

SURINAM CHERRY
Utility friendly tree. This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.A small…

Fagraea berteroana

PUA KENIKENI
Pua kenikeni, which is used in leis, is easily grown in high-rainfall areas but…

Falcataria moluccana

ALBIZIA
This is an abundant tree in the wetter areas of Kaua'i and O'ahu. They are…

Ficus benghalensis

INDIAN BANYAN
Banyan trees are far too large for home gardens. It is a shade tree for public…

Ficus benjamina

WEEPING FIG
This species is one of the most commonly grown houseplants in the temperate…

Ficus elastica

RUBBER TREE
One of the many widely cultivated Ficus, the rubber tree has several…

Ficus lyrata

FIDDLELEAF FIG
The fiddleleaf fig is one of the most common house plants in the temperate world…

Ficus macrophylla

MORETON BAY FIG
The Moreton Bay fig, named after Moreton Bay, near Brisbane in East Australia…

Ficus microcarpa

INDIAN LAUREL FIG OR CHINESE BANYAN
This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.This…

Ficus religiosa

PEEPUL OR BODHI TREE
This large tree is briefly deciduous in the late summer and fall. It is sacred…

Ficus rubiginosa

RUSTY-LEAF FIG
The rusty-leaf fig is a strangling fig, which begins life in the wild as a…

Filicium decipiens

FERN TREE
Fern tree is widely planted around Honolulu as a street tree, a purpose for…

Grevillea robusta

SILK OAK TREE
Grevillea robusta timber was widely used for doors, windows, and musical…

Guaiacum officinale

LIGNUM VITAE
Lignum vitae, the national tree of Jamaica, is a slow-growing, often multi…

Handroanthus heptaphyllus

PINK TRUMPET TREE
The pink trumpet tree is long-lived, briefly deciduous, and spectacular when in…

Harpullia pendula

TULIPWOOD
An excellent shade tree for small spaces, the tulipwood tree thrives in full sun…

Heliotropium foertherianum

BEACH HELIOTROPE
This is an ideal beach plants, and is used in many coastal gardens. It is…

Heritiera littoralis

LOOKING GLASS TREE
This tree is highly adapted to life on the seashore, this species even tolerates…

Hernandia nymphaeifolia

JACK IN THE BOX TREE
This tree tolerates salt spray and ocean breezes leading to it being planted in…

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

CHINESE HIBISCUS
Utility friendly tree. Many varieties of Chinese hibiscus are available, some are under 10 feet. This…

Hibiscus tiliaceus

HAU OR COASTAL HIBISCUS
This Hawaiian indigenous species thrives in wet habitats, in brackish swamps, or…

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis

BOTTLE PALM
This is a slow-growing, smaller palm ideal for small yards and large pots. It is…

Ilex cassine

DAHOON HOLLY
This small tree or large shrub is trainable as a standard. A drink made from the…

Jacaranda mimosifolia

JACARANDA
A world-renowned flowering tree from the seasonally dry tropics of South America…

Jatropha integerrima

SPICY JATROPHA
Utility friendly tree. Sap, seeds, and fruit are poisonous. Jatropha integerrima has a HPWRA …

Kigelia africana

SAUSAGE TREE
The sausage tree is occasionally grown as a specimen tree in larger gardens in…

Lagerstroemia speciosa

GIANT CRAPE MYRTLE
The giant crape myrtle has a large native range, from India to Southern China,…

Leptospermum laevigatum

AUSTRALIAN TEA TREE
This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.Australian…

Leucaena leucocephala

HAOLE KOA
This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.Haole koa…

Litchi chinensis

LYCHEE
Lychee is a commonly grown, medium-sized fruit tree. The fruit can be eaten raw…

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