Tropical Gardens of Maui
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Tropical Gardens of Maui (4 acres) is a commercial nursery with botanical garden
, located at 200 Iao Valley Road, Wailuku
, Maui
, Hawaii
. The gardens are open daily without charge.
The gardens were established in 1987, and are located in a valley floor at approximately 800 feet (243.8 m) elevation. Plants are labeled with botanical name, common name, and country of origin. Representative plants include:
Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
, located at 200 Iao Valley Road, Wailuku
Wailuku, Hawaii
Wailuku is a census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 12,296 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Maui County.Wailuku is located just west of Kahului, at the mouth of the Īao Valley...
, Maui
Maui
The island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is part of the state of Hawaii and is the largest of Maui County's four islands, bigger than Lānai, Kahoolawe, and Molokai. In 2010, Maui had a population of 144,444,...
, Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. The gardens are open daily without charge.
The gardens were established in 1987, and are located in a valley floor at approximately 800 feet (243.8 m) elevation. Plants are labeled with botanical name, common name, and country of origin. Representative plants include:
- a large variety of palms, including ArchontophoenixArchontophoenixArchontophoenix is a plant genus comprising six palm species that are native to New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia. They are tall, slender and unbranched.Species include:...
, ArecaArecaAreca is a genus of about 50 species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from Malaysia to the Solomon Islands. The generic name Areca is derived from a name used locally on the Malabar Coast of India....
, ArengaArengaArenga is a genus of 24 species of palms, native to tropical regions of southern and southeastern Asia. They are small to medium-sized palms, growing to 2-20 m tall, with pinnate leaves 2-12 m long.Species*Arenga australasica*Arenga brevipes...
, Attalea cohuneAttalea cohuneAttalea cohune, commonly known as the cohune palm , is a species of palm tree native to Mexico and Central America....
, CarpoxylonCarpoxylonCarpoxylon macrospermum is a species of palm tree endemic to Vanuatu, and the only species in the genus Carpoxylon. It is threatened by habitat loss....
, CaryotaCaryotaCaryota is a genus of palm trees. They are often known as fishtail palms because of the shape of their leaves. There are about 13 species native to Asia and the South Pacific. One of the more widely known species is Caryota urens, which yields sap used to make an unrefined sugar called jaggery, and...
, ChamaedoreaChamaedoreaChamaedorea is a genus of 107 species of palms, native to subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas.. The name is derived from the Greek words χαμαί , meaning "on the ground," and δωρεά , meaning "gift." It refers to the easily reached fruits or the plants' low-growing nature.Chamaedorea...
, ClinostigmaClinostigmaClinostigma is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It contains the following species:* Clinostigma exorrhizum* Clinostigma haerestigma* Clinostigma harlandii* Clinostigma samoense...
, DypsisDypsisDypsis is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.Species include:* Dypsis ambanjae* Dypsis ambositrae* Dypsis ampasindavae* Dypsis andrianatonga* Dypsis ankirindro* Dypsis antanambensis* Dypsis arenarum...
, EuterpeEuterpe (genus)Euterpe is a genus of palm tree, containing eight species that are native to Central and South America, from Belize southward to Brazil, Peru and Argentina. These palms grow mainly in swamps and floodplains....
, HyphaeneHyphaeneHyphaene is a genus of eight species of palms which includes the Doum palm . They are unusual among palms in having regular naturally branched trunks; most other palms are single-stemmed from the ground.-References:*...
, LicualaLicualaLicuala is a genus of palms commonly found in tropical rainforests of southern Asia, New Guinea and the western Pacific Ocean islands. They are fan palms, with the leaves mostly circular in outline, sometimes undivided but more usually divided into wedge-shaped segments...
, MarojejyaMarojejyaMarojejya is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It contains the following species:* Marojejya darianii* Marojejya insignis...
, MasoalaMasoalaMasoala is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It contains the following species:* Masoala kona* Masoala madagascariensis...
, MauritiellaMauritiellaMauritiella is a dioecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in South America where it is commonly called buriti. It is named after the similar and closely related Mauritia genus.-Description:...
, PelagodoxaPelagodoxaPelagodoxa henryana is a species of palm tree, and the only species in the genus Pelagodoxa. It is found only in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, where it is threatened by habitat loss....
, PhoenicophoriumPhoenicophoriumThe Thief Palm, also known as the Latanier Palm, is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family....
, PinangaPinangaPinanga is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. The following species names have been used in the genus:-Species:*Pinanga acaulis Ridl.*Pinanga acuminata A.J.Hend.*Pinanga adangensis Ridl.*Pinanga albescens Becc....
, PtychospermaPtychospermaPtychosperma is a genus of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. Most are native to Australia and/or New Guinea, but some have been cultivated abroad as house or garden plants.It contains the following species:*Ptychosperma burretianum...
, Raphia, RaveneaRaveneaRavenea is a genus of 17 species of palms, all endemic to Madagascar and the Comoros.They are small to large palms, with solitary, robust grey stems, swollen at base and gradually tapering upward. The species vary greatly in size, with R. hildebrandtii and R. nana only reaching 4 m, while R....
, WallichiaWallichiaWallichia is a genus of seven species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family. The genus is distributed in the Eastern Himalayas and southern China.It contains the following species:* Wallichia triandra...
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- cycadCycadCycads are seed plants typically characterized by a stout and woody trunk with a crown of large, hard and stiff, evergreen leaves. They usually have pinnate leaves. The individual plants are either all male or all female . Cycads vary in size from having a trunk that is only a few centimeters...
s, including BoweniaBoweniaThe genus Bowenia, includes two living and two fossil species of cycads in the family Stangeriaceae, sometimes placed on their own family Boweniaceae. They are entirely restricted to Australia...
, CycasCycasCycas is the type genus and the only genus currently recognised in the cycad family Cycadaceae. About 95 species are currently accepted. The best-known species is Cycas revoluta, widely cultivated under the name "Sago Palm" or "King Sago Palm" due to its palm-like appearance although it is not a...
, DioonDioonDioon is a genus of cycads in the family Zamiaceae. It contains 11 accepted species that are native to Mexico, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Their habitats include tropical forests, pine-oak forest, and dry hillsides, canyons and coastal dunes....
, EncephalartosEncephalartosEncephalartos is a genus of cycad native to Africa. Several species of Encephalartos are commonly referred to as bread palms, bread tree or Kaffir bread since a bread-like starchy food can be prepared from the centre of the stem. All the species of Encephalartos are endangered...
, LepidozamiaLepidozamiaLepidozamia is a genus of two species of cycad, native to Australia. The name, derived from the Greek word lepidos, meaning scaly, refers to the scale-like structure of the stem and leaf bases. They are native to rainforest climates in eastern Queensland and eastern New South Wales...
, and ZamiaZamiaZamia is a genus of cycad of the family Zamiaceae, containing around 50 species, native to North, Central and South America. Species occur as far north as Georgia in the United States to as far south as Bolivia Zamia is a genus of cycad of the family Zamiaceae, containing around 50 species, native...
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- fruit trees, including Anacardium occidentaleCashewThe cashew is a tree in the family Anacardiaceae. Its English name derives from the Portuguese name for the fruit of the cashew tree, caju, which in turn derives from the indigenous Tupi name, acajú. It is now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.-Etymology:The...
, Averrhoa carambolaAverrhoa carambolaAverrhoa carambola is a species of woody plant in the family Oxalidaceae; it has a number of common names including Carambola and Starfruit....
, Chrysophyllum cainitoChrysophyllum cainitoChrysophyllum cainito is a tropical tree of the family Sapotaceae, native to the lowlands of Central America and the West Indies. It grows rapidly and reaches 20 m in height....
, Casimiroa edulisWhite sapoteWhite sapote, Casimiroa edulis, also known as cochitzapotl in the Nahuatl language is a species of tropical fruiting tree in the family Rutaceae, native to eastern Mexico and Central America south to Costa Rica....
, Clausena lansiumClausena lansiumClausena lansium, also known as a wampee , is a species of strongly scented evergreen trees 3-8 m tall, in the family Rutaceae, native to southeast Asia....
, Eugenia malaccensis, Euphoria longanLonganDimocarpus longan, commonly known as the longan, is a tropical tree native to South and Southeast Asia, in the Indomalaya ecozone known for its edible fruit.-Vernacular names:The fruit is known as longan or longyan in English...
, Malpighia emarginata, Manilkara zapotaSapodillaManilkara zapota, commonly known as the sapodilla, is a long-lived, evergreen tree native to southern Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. An example natural occurrence is in coastal Yucatan in the Petenes mangroves ecoregion, where it is a subdominant plant species...
, Nephelium lappaceumRambutanThe rambutan is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae, and the fruit of this tree. It is native to Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and elsewhere in Southeast Asia, although its precise natural distribution is unknown. It is closely related to several...
, Pachira aquaticaPachira aquaticaPachira aquatica is a tropical wetland tree of the genus Pachira, native to Central and South America where it grows in swamps. It is known by the common names Malabar chestnut, Guiana chestnut, provision tree, saba nut, Monguba , Pumpo and is commercially sold under the name money tree and money...
, Phyllanthus acidus, Pouteria campechiana, Psidium guajavaPsidium guajavaThe apple guava or common guava is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America...
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- Hawaiian endemic and native plants including Abutilon menziesiiAbutilon menziesiiAbutilon menziesii, known as Kooloaula in Hawaiian, is an endangered species of flowering shrub in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii.It inhabits dry forests on the islands of Lānai, Maui, Oahu, and Hawaii...
, Artemisia spp., Erythrina sandwicensis, Gossypium tomentosumGossypium tomentosumGossypium tomentosum, commonly known as Mao or Hawaiian cotton, is a species of cotton plant that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. It inhabits low shrublands at elevations from sea level to . Mao is a shrub that reaches a height of and a diameter of...
, Hibiscus spp.Hawaiian hibiscusHawaiian hibiscus are the seven known species of hibiscus regarded as native to Hawaii. Although tourists regularly associate the hibiscus flower with their experiences visiting the US state of Hawaii, and the plant family Malvaceae includes a relatively large number of species that are native to...
, PortulacaPortulacaPortulaca is the type genus of the flowering plant family Portulacaceae, comprising about 40-100 species found in the tropics and warm temperate regions. They are also sometimes known as Rose Moss or more commonly Moss Roses....
molokiniensis, Santalum ellipticumSantalum ellipticumSantalum ellipticum, commonly known as Iliahialoe or Coast Sandalwood, is a species of flowering plant in the European mistletoe family, Santalaceae, that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. It is a sprawling shrub to small tree, typically reaching a height of and a canopy spread of , but is...
, Sesbania tomentosaSesbania tomentosaSesbania tomentosa, commonly known as Ōhai, is an endangered species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to the main Hawaiian Islands as well as Nihoa and Necker Island. It inhabits low shrublands and, rarely, dry forests, at elevations from sea level to...
, and Wilkesia gymnoxiphiumWilkesia gymnoxiphiumWilkesia gymnoxiphium , is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, that is endemic to the island of Kauai in Hawaii...
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