Abutilon spp. "ko'oloa"
Acacia koa Gray "Acacia" "Koa" (LEGUME FAMILY)
Ageratum conyzoides "Ageratum" "maile-honohono"
Aleurites moluccana "Candlenut tree" "Kokui'" (SPURGE FAMILY)
Alocasia macrorrhiza "Elephant-ear plant" "'ape"
Aloe vera "Star cactus" "'aloe"
Ananas sp. "Pineapple" "hala-kea"
Anthyrium spp. "pohale"
Arctium lappa "Burdock" "gobo"
Argemone glauca "Prickly poppy" "pua-kala"
Artemisia australia "O'ahu wormwood" "'ahinahina"
Artocarpus altilis "Breadfruit" "'ulu"
Asplenium spp. "pi'ipi'i-lau-manamana"
Asplenium nidus "Bird's-nest fern" "'ekaha"
Bambusa vulgaris "Feathery bamboo" "ohe"
Bidens spp. "ko'oko'olau" (ASTER FAMILY)
Bidens pilosa "Beggar's Tick" "Ko'oko'olau" (ASTER FAMILY)
Boerhavia diffusa "Red spiderling" "alena"
Broussaisia arguta "kanawao"
Broussonetia papyrifera "Paper mulberry" "wauke"
Caesalpinia bonduc "Yellow nickers" "kakalaioa"
Caesalpinia major "Gray nickers" "kakalaioa"
Canavalia galeata "Sword bean" "'awikiwiki"
Capparis sandwichiana "Native caper" "maiapilo"
Cardiospernum halicacabum "Balloon vine" "poniu"
Carica papaya "Papaya" "mikana"
Cassytha filiformis "kauna'oa pehu"
Cassytha filiformis "kauna'oa-uka"
Cenchrus agrimonioides "Agrimony sandbur" "kamanomano"
Chenopodium spp. "Goosefoot; Pigweed" "'aheahea"
Cibotium splendens "Tree fern" "hapu'u-pulu"
Coccinia grandis "Ivy gourd" (GOURD FAMILY)
Cocos nucifera "Coconut" "niu"
Colocasia esculenta "Taro" "kalo"
Coprosma ernodeoides "Black-fruited coprosma" "kukae-nene"
Cordyline terminalis "Ti Plant" "Ki" (LILY FAMILY)
Curcuma domestica "Turmeric" "'olena" (GINGER FAMILY)
Cuscuta sandwichiana "Dodder" "kauna'oa"
Cymbopogon citratus "Lemongrass" "lukini"
Cynodon dactylon "Bermuda grass" "maniania"
Cynodon dactylon "Bermuda grass" "manienie"
Cyperus ferax "mau'u-pu'uka'a"
Cyperus javanicus "Marsh cypress" "'ahu'awa"
Cyperus hypochlorus "'ahu'awa"
Digitaria pruriens "Itchy crabgrass" "kukae-pua'a"
Dioscorea alata "uhi"
Dioscorea bulbifera "Bitter yam" "hoi"
Diospyros spp. "lama"
Dodonaea spp. "'a'ali'i"
Dracaena spp. "hala-pepe"
Eucalyptus spp. "Eucalyptus" "pale-piwa"
Eugenia malaccensis "Mountain apple" "'ohi'a-'ai"
Euphorbia spp. "'akoko" (SPURGE FAMILY)
Freycinetia arborea "'ie'ie"
Gossypium sanvichensis "Native Cotton; Hawaiian cotton" "ma'o" (MALLOW FAMILY)
Heliotropium anomalum var. argenteum "Heliotrope; turnsole" "hinahina"
Heliotropium anomalum var. argenteum "Heliotrope; turnsole" "hinahina ku-kahakai"
Hibiscus spp. "Hibiscus" "aloalo"
Hibiscus tiliaceus "Seaside Mahoe" "Hau" (MALLOW FAMILY)
Hibiscus tiliaceus "Seaside Mahoe" "hau-oheohe" (MALLOW FAMILY)
Hibiscus youngianus "Native pink hibiscus" "'akiohala" (MALLOW FAMILY)
Hydrocotyle verticillata "Marsh pennywort" "pohepohe"
Ipomoea spp. "koali"
Ipomoea spp. "Morning glory" "kowali"
Ipomoea batatas "Sweet potato" "'uala"
Ipomoea batatas "Sweet potato" "'uwala"
Ipomoea brasiliensis "Beach morning glory" "pohuehue"
Jacquemontia sandwicensis "pa'u-o-Hi'i-aka"
Lagenaria siceraria "Bottle gourd" "ipu"
Lagenaria siceraria "Bottle gourd" "ipu-'awa'awa"
Lagenaria siceraria "Bottle gourd" "pohue"
Lipochaeta integrifolia "nehe"
Lycopodium cernuum "Club moss" "wawae-'iole"
Marattia douglassi "pala"
Metrosideros spp. "'ohi'a-lehua"
Metrosideros collina "Lehua" (MYRTLE FAMILY)
Momordica charantia "Bitter Melon" (GOURD FAMILY)
Morinda citrifolia "Indian Mulberry" "Noni" (COFFEE FAMILY)
Musa x paradisiaca "Banana" "mai'a"
Nasturtium microphyllum "Watercress" "leko"
Nasturtium sarmentosum "pa'ihi"
Osteomeles anthyllidifolia "Hawaiian hawthorne" "ulei"
Pandanus odoratissimus "Pandanus; Screw-pine" "hala"
Pelea anisata "mokihana"
Pelea hawaiensis "mokihana-kukae-moa"
Peperomia spp. "'ala'ala-wai-nui"
Peperomia spp. "'ala'ala-wai-nui-kane"
Peperomia spp. "'ala'ala-wai-nui-kupali'i"
Peperomia spp. "'ala'ala-wai-nui pehu"
Peperomia spp. "'ala'ala-wai pohina"
Peperomia spp. "kupa-li'i"
Petroselinum crispum "Parsley" "parsley"
Peucedanum spp. "maka'o"
Piper methysticum "Kava-Kava" "'Awa" (PEPPER FAMILY)
Pipturus spp. "mamake"
Pipturus alba "Mamaki" (NETTLE FAMILY) Most sold herb in Hawaii and we still don't know why. Fruits eaten as laxative; given children for thrush
Plantago major "Broad-leafed plantain" "lau-kahi"
Portulaca sclerocarpa "'ihi"
Psidium guajava "Guava" "kuawa" (MYRTLE FAMILY)
Psilotum spp. "moa"
Saccharum officinarum "Sugarcane" "ko"
Sadleria spp. "'ama'u"
Santalum spp. "Sandalwood" "'ili-ahi"
Santalum ellipticum "Coast sandalwood" "'ili-ahi-a-lo'e"
Scaevola guadichaudiana "Mountain naupaka" "naupaka-kuahiwi"
Scaevola tasccada "Beach naupaka" "naupaka-kahakai"
Sida spp. "'ilima"
Solanum nigrum "Black nightshade" "popolo"
Sophora chrysophylla "mamane"
Stictocardia tiliaefolia "pili-kai"
Styphelia tameiameiae "pukiawe"
Tacca leontopetaloides "Polynesian arrowroot" "pia"
Tamarindus indica "Tamarind" "wi"
Tephrosia purpurea "Hoary pea" "'auhuhu"
Thelypteris cyatheoides "kikawaio"
Tribulus cistoides "Large-flowered caltrop" "nohu"
Vaccinium spp. "'ohelo"
Vigna marina "Beach pea" "okole mihili"
Zingiber officinalis "Ginger" "'awapuhi-Pake" (GINGER FAMILY)
Zingiber zerumbet "Wild ginger" "'awapuhi-kuahiwi" (GINGER FAMILY)
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