Endemic Hawaiian Plants: These are plants that have originated in Hawaii and have not been introduced by man and can be found nowhere else naturally in the world.
Many "native" plants such as Coconut, Taro, Kukui Nut, Ti, and Awa were brought here by the first Polynesians as "Canoe Plants", and are not endemic to the islands. These were plants they needed to survive and were important culturally.
Today most of the endemic Hawaiian plants are endangered and are very rare in the wild. Although most aren't known for their ornamental value, many are very important medicinally or have other uses.
More of the Tropical Gardens of Maui in Wallubu.
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| 10-8-2011 Ginger. There are over 1300 species of ginger from around the world, mostly Tropical Asia. Many are important sources of food, fiber, dyes, and other useful products. The most common ginger used in cooking is typical of the family but has no ornamental value. Some can be found growing wild in Hawaiian forest like the fragrant white, yellow and shampoo gingers. |
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| 10-8-2011 Oil Palm. (Eloels Gulneensls) Next to the Coconut, this West African Palm is one of the most economically important palms in the world. It is grown on huge plantations in the tropics for its high-quality oil. |
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| 10-8-2011 Very large Hibiscus. There are thousands of hybrids of these beautiful flowers around today. Most are produced from Hib. rosa-sinensis, but even native Hawaiian species have been used to produce new hybrids. |
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| 10-8-2011 The Ohi`a lehua, also known as the pua lehua, and is the blossom of the Ohia tree and is usually red, but sometimes yellow. |
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| 10-8-2011 My third favorite flower here. |
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| 10-8-2011 The Ti Plant |
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| 10-8-2011 The Walking Palm |
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| 10-8-2011 Someone here had a sense of humor. |
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| 10-8-2011 The new growth is light green almost yellow. |
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| 10-8-2011 Description is below. |
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| 10-8-2011 It was pretty though. The Amorphophallus Titanium tree. |
And Mahalo (thank you) for walking through the Tropical Gardens of Maui with us.
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