Dry Forest Flora

Major Plant Families of Oahu’s Dry Forest

Family: Agavaceae Scientific Name: Pleomele halapepe Common Name: Hala pepe Endemic: Yes IUCN Classification: Vulnerable

Family: Amaranthaceae Scientific Name: Nototrichium sandwicense Common Name: Kuluʻī Endemic: Yes IUCN Classification: Not Listed

Family: Anacardiaceae Scientific Name: Rhus sandwicensis Common Name: Neleau Endemic: Yes IUCN Classification: Not Listed

Family: Apocynaceae Scientific Name: Pteralyxia laurifolia Common Name: Ridged Pteralyxia Endemic: Yes IUCN Classification: Vulnerable

Family: Araliaceae Scientific Name: Reynoldsia sandwicensis Common Name: ʻOhe kukuluāeʻo Endemic: Yes IUCN Classification: Near Threatened

Family: Arecaceae Scientific Name: Pritchardia kaalae Common Name: Loulu Palm Endemic: Yes IUCN Classification: Critically Endangered

Family: Ebenaceae Scientific Name: Diospyros hillebrandii Common Name: Ēlama Endemic: Yes IUCN Classification: Not Listed

Family: Epacridaceae Scientific Name: Styphelia tameiameiae Common Name: Pūkiawe Endemic: Yes IUCN Classification: Not Listed

Family: Euphorbiaceae Scientific Name: Chamaesyce herbstii Common Name: Herbst’s sandmat Endemic: Yes IUCN Classification: Critically Endangered

Family: Fabaceae Scientific Name: Caesalpinia kavaiensis Common Name: Uhiuhi Endemic: Yes IUCN Classification: Critically Endangered

Family: Malvaceae Scientific Name: Hibiscadelphus bombycinus Common Name: Kawaihae hibiscadelphus Endemic: Yes IUCN Classification: Extinct

Family: Myrsinaceae Scientific Name: Myrsine lessertiana Common Name: Kōlea lau nui Endemic: Yes IUCN Classification: Not Listed

Family: Myrtaceae Scientific Name: Eugenia koolauensis Common Name: Nioi Endemic: Yes IUCN Classification: Endangered

Family: Nyctaginaceae Scientific Name: Pisonia brunoniana Common Name: Parapara Endemic: No IUCN Classification: Not Listed

Family: Oleaceae Scientific Name: Nestegis sandwicensis Common Name: Olopua Endemic: Yes IUCN Classification: Not Listed

Family: Phyllanthaceae Scientific Name: Flueggea neowawraea Common Name: Mēhamehame Endemic: Yes IUCN Classification: Critically Endangered

Family: Pittosporaceae Scientific Name: Pittosporum confertiflorum Common Name: Hāʻawa Endemic: Yes IUCN Classification: Not Listed

Family: Rhamnaceae Scientific Name: Alphitonia ponderosa Common Name: Kauila Endemic: Yes IUCN Classification: Vulnerable

Family: Rubiaceae Scientific Name: Bobea timonioides Common Name: Bobea Endemic: Yes IUCN Classification: Endangered

Family: Rutaceae Scientific Name: Zanthoxylum hawaiiense Common Name: Hawaiʻi pricklyash Endemic: Yes IUCN Classification: Endangered

Family: Salicaceae Scientific Name: Xylosma hawaiiense Common Name: Maua Endemic: Yes IUCN Classification: Not Listed

Family: Santalaceae Scientific Name: Exocarpos gaudichaudii Common Name: Hulumoa Endemic: Yes IUCN Classification: Endangered

Family: Sapindaceae Scientific Name: Alectryon macrococcus Common Name: Māhoe Endemic: Yes IUCN Classification: Critically Endangered

Family: Sapotaceae Scientific Name: Nesoluma polynesicum Common Name: Keahi Endemic: No IUCN Classification: Vulnerable

Family: Solanaceae Scientific Name: Nothocestrum latifolium Common Name: Broadleaf ʻaiea Endemic: Yes IUCN Classification: Endangered