Hawaiian Flowers
by Richard C. Tongg Loraine E. Kuck
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About This Book
Sm Quarto, 1943, Pp.109,
Chapters (145)(click to expand)
- HAWAIIAN FLOWERS
- Preface
- Introduction WHERE TO SEE HAWAIIAN FLOWERS?
- ROYAL HAWAIIAN HOTEL GARDEN
- DRIVING FROM WAIKIKI TO TOWN
- NUUANU AVENUE
- MANOA VALLEY
- DIAMOND HEAD AND KAHALA
- Chapter I HAWAII’S OWN FLOWER—THE HIBISCUS
- COMMON RED HIBISCUS. CHINA ROSE Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linnaeus
- CORAL HIBISCUS Hibiscus schizopetalus Hooker
- HAWAIIAN INTEREST IN HIBISCUS
- HYBRIDS
- WATERFALL OR BUTTERFLY HIBISCUS
- YELLOW HIBISCUS
- ROSE OF SHARON. ALTHEA Hibiscus syriacus, Linnaeus
- TURK’S CAP Malvaviscus arboreus Cavanilles
- Chapter II THE BLOSSOMING TREES
- GOLD TREE. SUNSHINE TREE Tabebuia donnell-smithi Rose
- ROYAL POINCIANA. FLAMBOYANT Poinciana regia Bojer
- POTATO TREE Solanum macrophyllum Dunal
- TIGER’S CLAW. CORAL TREE. INDIAN WILI-WILI Erythrina indica Lamarck
- PLUMERIA. GRAVEYARD FLOWER. FRANGIPANI Plumeria acutifolia Poiret
- BE-STILL. YELLOW OLEANDER Thevetia nereifolia Jussieu
- AFRICAN TULIP TREE Spathodea campanulata Beauvois
- GOLDEN SHOWER TREE Cassia fistula Linnaeus
- PINK AND WHITE SHOWER TREE Cassia javanica Linnaeus (Cassia nodosa Hamilton)[1]
- ORCHID TREE Bauhinia variegata Linnaeus
- CORAL SHOWER TREE. PINK SHOWER Cassia grandis Linnaeus
- RAINBOW SHOWER Cassia hybrida (Cassia javanica × Cassia fistula)
- YELLOW POINCIANA Peltophorum inerme Roxburgh
- MONKEYPOD TREE Samanea saman (Bentham) Merrill
- BOTTLEBRUSH TREE Callistemon lanceolatus De Candolle
- JACARANDA Jacaranda ovalifolia R. Brown
- CHINESE RICE FLOWER. MAI SUI LAN Aglaia odorata Loureiro
- WONG LAN Michelia champaca Linnaeus
- BOMBAX Bombax ellipticum Humboldt, Bonpland and Kunth
- Chapter III NATIVE TREES
- HAU Hibiscus tiliaceus Linneaus
- HALA. LAUHALA. PUHALA. SCREWPINE Pandanus odoratissimus Linnaeus
- OHIA LEHUA Metrosideros polymorpha Gaudichaud
- KAMANI Calophyllum inophyllum Linnaeus
- KOA Acacia koa Gray
- MILO Thespesia populnea (L.) Correa
- KOU Cordia sebestena Linnaeus
- KUKUI. CANDLENUT TREE Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willdenow
- Chapter IV TROPICAL SHRUBS
- PAGODA FLOWER Clerodendron squamatum Vahl
- GOLDEN DEWDROP Duranta repens Linnaeus
- SHRIMP PLANT Beloperone guttata Brandegee (Beloperone nemorosa)
- FLOWERING ERANTHEMUM Pseuderanthemum reticulatum Radlkofer
- VINCA ROSEA. MADAGASCAR PERIWINKLE Lochnera rosea (L.) Reichenbach
- RONDELETIA Rondeletia odorata Jacquin
- STAR JASMINE Jasminum pubescens Willde (Jasminum multiflorum)
- GALPHIMIA Thryallis glauca Kuntze (Galphimia glauca)
- PLUMBAGO Plumbago capensis Thunberg
- IXORA Ixora macrothyrsa Teijsmann and Binnendijk
- CANDLEBUSH. ACAPULCO Cassia alata Linnaeus
- CORAL PLANT Russelia juncea Zuccarini
- LIPSTICK PLANT Bixa orellana Linnaeus
- BRUNFELSIA Brunfelsia hopeana Bentham
- COTTON Gossypium barbadense Linnaeus
- ILIMA Sida fallax Walpers
- THUNBERGIA Thunbergia erecta T. Anderson
- MOCK ORANGE Murraya exotica Linnaeus
- JUSTICIA Odontonema strictum Kuntze (Justicia carnea)
- DWARF POINCIANA. PRIDE OF BARBADOES Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Swartz
- CHENILLE PLANT Acalypha hispida Burmann
- CAPE HONEYSUCKLE Tecomaria capensis (Lindley) Seemann
- CREPE MYRTLE Lagerstroemia indica Linnaeus
- CROWN FLOWER. GIANT INDIAN MILKWEED Calotropis gigantea R. Brown
- BEACH NAUPAKA Scaevola frutescens (Miller) Krause
- PURPLE, OR TRAILING LANTANA Lantana sellowiana Link and Otto
- PIKAKE Jasminum sambac Solander
- CROWN OF THORNS Euphorbia splendens Bojer
- SINGAPORE HOLLY Malpighia coccigera Linnaeus
- DOMBEYA Dombeya wallichii Bentham and Hooker
- KALAMONA Cassia glauca Lamarck
- HAOLE LEHUA Calliandra grandiflora Bentham
- CUP AND SAUCER PLANT. CHINAMAN’S HAT Holmskioldia sanguinea Retz
- KONA COFFEE. ARABIAN COFFEE Coffea arabica Linnaeus
- CORAL BUSH Jatropha multifida Linnaeus
- LASIANDRA. PLEROMA. PRINCESS FLOWER Tibouchina semidecandra Cogniaux
- NATAL PLUM Carissa grandiflora De Candolle
- Chapter V COLORED FOLIAGE SHRUBS
- SNOW BUSH Phyllanthus nivosus Bull Variety roseo-pictus
- CROTON Codiaeum variegatum Blume
- ERANTHEMUM Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum (Bull) Radlkofer (Erantbemum purpureum)
- PANAX Polyscias guilfoylei Bailey (Nothopanax guilfoylei, Cogniaux and Merrill)
- BEEFSTEAK PLANT Acalypha wilkesiana J. Mueller (of Aargau)
- CARICATURE PLANT. MORADO Graptophyllum pictum Griffiths
- OTHER COLORED FOLIAGE PLANTS
- Chapter VI FLOWERING VINES
- YELLOW ALLAMANDA Allamanda hendersonii Bulliard
- PINK ALLAMANDA Allamanda blachetti A. De Candolle
- BABY MORNING GLORY Jacquemontia pentantha G. Don (Convolvulus mauritanicus)
- ORANGE TRUMPET VINE. FIRECRACKER VINE. HUAPALA Bignonia venusta Ker
- “MAUNA LOA”. PUA KAUHI Canavalia microcarpa De Candolle
- PINK BIGNONIA Pandorea jasminoides Schumann
- WOODEN ROSE Ipomoea tuberosa Linnaeus
- CAT’S CLAW VINE. HUG-ME-TIGHT Bignonia unguis-cati Linnaeus
- GALPHIMIA VINE Tristellateia australis A. Richard
- GIANT POTATO VINE Solanum wendlandii Hooker
- PHANERA Bauhinia corymbosa Roxburgh
- SANDPAPER VINE. PURPLE WREATH Petrea volubilis Linnaeus
- ORCHID VINE Stigmaphyllon littorale A. Jussieu
- GARLIC VINE Cydista aequinoctialis Miers
- MEXICAN CREEPER. CHAIN OF LOVE Antigonon leptopus Hooker and Arnott
- CUP OF GOLD Solandra guttata Don
- BLEEDING HEART. BAG FLOWER Clerodendron thomsonae Balfour
- KUHIO VINE. PRINCE’S VINE Ipomoea horsfalliae Hooker
- PORANA VINE Porana paniculata Roxburgh
- CRIMSON LAKE BOUGAINVILLEA Bougainvillea glabra, var. Sanderiana Choisy
- WHITE THUNBERGIA Thunbergia grandiflora Roxburgh Var. alba.
- WAX VINE Hoya carnosa R. Brown
- BEAUMONTIA VINE. NEPAL TRUMPET FLOWER Beaumontia grandiflora Wallich
- BLUE BUTTERFLY PEA Clitoria ternatea Linnaeus
- Chapter VII GINGER BLOSSOMS
- SHELL GINGER. PINK PORCELAIN GINGER Alpinia nutans Roxburgh
- YELLOW GINGER Hedychium flavum Roxburgh
- CREPE GINGER. COSTUS Costus speciosus Smith (Costus spicatus[2])
- RED GINGER. OSTRICH PLUME GINGER Alpinia purpurata (Vieillard) Schumann
- KAHILI GINGER Hedychium gardnerianum Roscoe
- WHITE GINGER. GINGER LILY Hedychium coronarium Koenig
- TORCH GINGER Phaeomeria magnifica (Roscoe) Schumann (Phaeomeria speciosa)
- Chapter VIII SPECIAL TROPICAL FLOWERS
- SPIDER LILIES Crinum species
- THE BANANA FAMILY
- WHITE BIRD OF PARADISE Strelitzia nicolai Thunberg
- BIRD OF PARADISE Strelitzia reginae Banks
- GOLDEN HELICONIA Heliconia latispatha Bentham
- LOBSTER CLAW Heliconia humilis Jacquin
- ANTHURIUM. FLAMINGO FLOWER Anthurium andraeanum Linden
- PINK OR PURPLE FLOWERING BANANA Musa rosacea Jacquin
- SPATHIPHYLLUM Spathiphyllum species
- DIEFFENBACHIA Dieffenbachia seguine Schott
- GREEN TI Cordyline terminalis Kunth
- RED TI Cordyline terminalis
- POTHOS. TARO VINE. PHILODENDRON Scindapsus aureus Linden (Pothos aureus Linden)
- CALADIUM. VARIEGATED-LEAVED A’PES Caladium bicolor Ventonat
- MONSTERA VINE Monstera deliciosa Liebmann
- RHOEO. TRADESCANTIA Rhoeo discolor Hance
- A’PE Alocasia macrorhiza Schott
- Footnotes
- Index
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