Hawaii Pokeweed (Phytolacca sandwicensis)

Hawaii Pokeweed
Phytolacca sandwicensis

Flowering plant in Sub-Alpine habitat.

Nice photo.

Thanks Htop, more on the way!

Great! I have been adding a few photos of plants growing in Hawaii. I will be adding some native plants that are endemic there.

Which native plants are you posting, I want to see them! Have you found any that you're unfamiliar with?
What Islands have you visited?

I have only visited Maui. I added quite a few and will be adding more from the site below as well as my own. Forest and Kim Starr have given me permission to add their photos from the site below. I am doing so because I wish to educate people about these wonderful plants, create an appreciation for their beauty as well as their usefulness to man as well as fauna and make known that quite a few are on the road to extinction affecting the whole ecology. A majority of the plants that I have added photos to and/or entries for in the PlantFiles are native Texas plants. I have done so for the same reasons as well as to assist people with their identification. We have been given so may wonderful gifts :o)

http://www.hear.org/starr/

Here are a few photos of plants for which I added PlantFiles entries from their site:

Formosa Koa (Acacia confusa) - naturalized
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/166695/

Koaia, Dwarf Koa Acacia, Koai'a, Koai'e (Acacia koaia) - endemic and globally ranked "imperiled" and is so ranked by Hawaii
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/166845/

Oahu Wormwood, Hinahina, Hinahina Kuahiwi, Ahinahina (Artemisia australis) - endemic
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/167162/

Alpine Mirror Plant, Alpine Mirrorplant, Pilo, Mountain Mirror Plant
(Coprosma montana) - endemic
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/167516/

Creeping Tonguefern, Creeping Tongue Fern, Stag's Tongue Fern, 'Ēkaha, Laukahi Nunui (Elaphoglossum aemulum) - endemic
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/167627/

ndian Mallow, Shrubby Indian Mallow, Hoary Abutilon, Pelotazo, Pelotazo Chico, Tronadora (Abutilon incanum) - native to Hawaii and Texas
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/166681/

Giant Mexican Turk's Cap, Mazapan, Sleeping Waxmallow, Sleeping Hibiscus, Aloalo Pahūpahū (Malvaviscus penduliflorus) - naturalized in Hawaii and Texas
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/170054/

Chaguar, False Pineapple, Pineapple's First Cousin (Pseudananas sagenarius) - natualized
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/167763/

Alexander's Catchfly, Kamalo Gulch Catchfly (Silene alexandri) - endemic
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/180391/

A few of the photos I have taken of plants for which I added PlantFiles entries:

Maunaloa, Mauna Loa, Purge Vine, Potipoti, Kākā Poti, Kākā
(Canavalia cathartica) - naturalized
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/166902/

Island Goldback Fern (Pityrogramma chrysophylla) - naturalized
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/165439/

Indian Fleabane, Indian Camphorweed, Indian Pluchea, Hiiragi-Giki
(Pluchea indica) - naturalized
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/164957/

Angel Orchid, Hyndy Kuayna (Epidendrum secundum var. purpureum) - non-native; however happily growing in Maui
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/166631/

Candelabra Plant, False Cactus, Dragon Bones, Elkhorn, Brain Plant
(Euphorbia lactea 'Cristata Soft Ruby') - non-native; however happily growing in Maui
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/165632/

Guzmania 'Orangeade' (Guzmania) - non-native; however happily growing in Maui
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/179898/

Paddle Plant, Paddle Kalanchoe, Red Pancakes, Desert Cabbage (Kalanchoe luciae) - non-native; however happily growing in Maui
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/171623/

Anthurium, Salmon and Green Obake Anthurium 'Anuenue'
(Anthurium) - non-native; however happily growing in Maui
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/171148/

Pigtail Anthurium, Pigtail Flamingo Flower, Tailflower(Anthurium scherzerianum) - non-native; however happily growing in Maui
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/166449/

Bromeliad 'Tricolor' (Nidularium) - non-native; however happily growing in Maui
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/178680/

Slipper Plant, Candelilla (Pedilanthus bracteatus) - non-native; however happily growing in Maui
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/167629/

Non-native; however, found happily growing in Hawaii (Photos by Forest and Kim Starr):

Wooly Congea, Wooly Shower Orchid, Shower of Orchids (Congea tomentosa)

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/167475/

Pink Congea, Pink Shower Orchid, Shower of Orchids, Shower-of-Orchids, Pink Sandpaper Vine (Congea griffithiana)
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/167424/

Calathea, Concinna Calathea, Concinna Prayer Plant
(Calathea concinna)
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/175815/

Burmese Rosewood, Narra, Bloodwood (Pterocarpus indicus)
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/168942/

All of the photos I have added to the PlantFiles in reference to plants growing in Hawaii can be found here. I did a search of my photos using the keyword "Hawaii". There probably are quite a few that did not show up in this search because I could not include the keyword "Maui" at the same time. Many photos I just stated that I observed the plant in Maui and di not add "Hawaii".

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/imagesbyuser.php?user=htop&grep=hawaii&submit=Go&offset=0

Many of the plants I observed were unfamiliar to me. I took photos while visiting Maui of plants that I knew I could easily identify and plants that were in botanical gardens with their identities provided. I was amazed by how many plants are growing there that have been imported from all over the world. Of course because the islands are volcanic, one could say that "in the beginning" all of the plants were "introduced" one way or another with variations occurring naturally over time. This is what makes studying the native endemic plants so fascinating and why it is so important to protect them as well as restore them in areas where they are being systematically eliminated. There are a lot that are native to Mexico and many that grow in Texas. Many of the native or naturalized plants resemble those that grow in Texas and Mexico (species the same, genus different). My stepdaughter bought me books about plants that grow in Hawaii; however, I did not have these until I was within 2 days of leaving. I hope to return some day and be able to know the plants that I observe after doing some studying before I go. I also want to be able to deeply explore the rain forest areas. Because my husband has physical limitations which limit his ability to walk very far; my stepdaughter, her husband and their friend were not very interested in spending time studying plants and most of our excursions were planned by my companions, I had very little opportunities to "go off on my own". Next time (if there is one), I'll just have them drop me off in the rain forest and come back for me in a couple of days! :o)

Nice work Htop!

Thanks. :o)