Species List

Table 1. List of native plant species found in ‘ohi ‘a-dominated pastures north of the 1926 lava flow (2,400 to 3,580 feet elevation).

Taxon

Common Name

1 Origin
Monocots and Dicots
Alyxia stellata
Cheirodendron trigynum
Clermontia sp.
Cocculus trilobus
Coprosma sp.
Freycinetia arborea
I/ex anomala
Myrsine lessertiana
Nestegis sandwicensis
Metrosideros polymorpha
Pipturus albidus
Peperomia sp.
Perrottetia sandwicensis
Pisonia sandwicensis
Pittosporum hosmeri
Pritchardia schattaueri
Psychotria hawaiiensis
Santa/um paniculatum
Wikstroemia sandwicensis		 maile
‘olapa
‘oha wai
hue hue
pilo
‘ie ‘ie
ka’awa’u
kolea
olopua
‘ohi’a lehua
mamake
‘ala’ala wai nui
olomea
papala kepau
ho’awa
loulu
kopiko
‘iliahi
akia		 E
E
E
I
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Ferns and Fern Allies
Cibotium glaucum
Dicranopteris linearis
Microlepia strigosa
Psilotum nudum
Sadleria cyatheoides		 hapu’u pulu
uluhe
palapalai
moa
‘ama’u		 E
I
I
I
E
1 Origin: E = endemic; I = indigenous

Table 2. List of native plant species observed in the mixed mesic forest at Martin paddock (2,200 to 2,600 feet elevation).

Taxon

Common Name/Status

1 Origin
Trees

Antidesma platyphyllum

Antidesma pulvinatum

Diospyros sandwicensis

Flueggea neowawraea

Melicope hawaiiensis

Metrosideros polymorpha

Myrsine lanaiensis

Myrsine lessertiana

Nestigis sandwicensis

Pipturus albidus

Pisonia sandwicensis

Pittosporum hawaiense

Pittosporum hosmeri

Pouteria sandwicensis

Psychotria hawaiiensis

var. hawaiiensis

Psychotria hawaiiensis

var. hillebrandii

Psydrax odorata

Strebus penduinus

Wikstroemia sandwicensis

hame – may be a native hybrid

hame – Few seen

lama – uncommon, lower margin

mehamehame

manena – only one tree seen; ID needs confirmation

‘ohi’a – co-dominant, some quite large

kolea – occasional along margin of 1926 lava flow

kolea – occasional to uncommon

olopua – co-dominant; some quite large

mamaki – uncommon

aulu -co-dominant; some quite large

hoawa – locally uncommon, middle section

hoawa – locally uncommon, lower margin

‘ala’a – occasional groups; one enormous

 

 

kopiko – occasional

kopiko – uncommon
alahe’e – uncommon, lower margin
a’ia’i – locally uncommon, upper section
‘akia – locally uncommon, lower section

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

E

 

 

E

E
I
I
E

 

HO’OMAU RANCH is located within the ahupua’a of Honomalino, Papa 1 and Papa 2 in South Kona District on the Island of Hawaii. HO’OMAU RANCH lies on the western (leeward) flank of Mauna Loa, north of the volcano’s southwest rift zone, and extends from 1750 to 3580 feet (530-1090 meters) elevation . It lies within the U.S. Geological Survey’s lava flow hazard zone 2, along with much of South Kona, a region where individual flows are often identifiable by the variety of the existing vegetation. HO’OMAU RANCH is well situated with natural resources. It lies in a mesic moisture regime, spanning the drier to the wetter range of mesic moisture conditions.