Wahiawa Botanical Garden
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The Wahiawa Botanical Garden, 27 acres (10.9 ha) is a botanical garden
on a high plateau in central Oahu
, Hawaii
, USA
. It is one of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens
, and home to a collection of tropical flora requiring a relatively cool environment, with emphasis on native Hawaiian plants. The Garden's site began in the 1920s, when the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association
leased land from the State of Hawaii for experimental tree planting. Most of the Garden's large trees date from that era. The property was transferred to Honolulu in 1950, and opened as a botanical garden in 1957.
), Hāpuu ii (Cibotium
chamissoi), Koa (Acacia koa), Blue Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia), Nageia nagi
, Angiopteris
evecta
, Shaving Brush Tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum
), Autograph Tree (Clusia
rosea), Nutmeg
(Myristica fragrans), Allspice
(Pimenta dioica), Travellers' Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis), Chrysophyllum
oliviforme, Common Screwpine (Pandanus utilis
), Parkia
javanica
, Guanacaste (Enterolobium cyclocarpum), Candle Tree (Parmentiera cereifera), Elephant Apple (Dillenia indica
), Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla), Queensland Kauri (Agathis robusta
), Brownea
macrophylla, Chicle
(Manilkara zapota), Camphor Tree (Cinnamomum camphora), Mexican Cedar (Cedrela odorata
), Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris
), Rainbow Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta
), Ochrosia
elliptica
, Ieie (Freycinetia arborea
), and Māmaki (Pipturus albidus
).
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...
on a high plateau in central Oahu
Oahu
Oahu or Oahu , known as "The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous of the islands in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state capital Honolulu is located on the southeast coast...
, 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...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is one of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens
Honolulu Botanical Gardens
The Honolulu Botanical Gardens are botanical gardens located in Honolulu County, Oahu, Hawaii, and operated under the county's auspices. The gardens are open daily except for Christmas Day and New Year's Day....
, and home to a collection of tropical flora requiring a relatively cool environment, with emphasis on native Hawaiian plants. The Garden's site began in the 1920s, when the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association
Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association
Founded in 1895, the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association was an unincorporated, voluntary organization of sugar plantation owners in the Hawaiian Islands. Its objective was to promote the mutual benefits of its members and the development of the sugar industry in the islands. It conducted...
leased land from the State of Hawaii for experimental tree planting. Most of the Garden's large trees date from that era. The property was transferred to Honolulu in 1950, and opened as a botanical garden in 1957.
Plant collections
The Garden's collections include: Blue Ginger (Dichorisandra thyrsifloraDichorisandra thyrsiflora
Blue Ginger is a tropical plant which resembles ginger in growth and habit, but is actually a relative of the wandering Jew plant. The plant is native to the tropical woodlands of North, Central and South America, specially in Atlantic Forest vegetation in Brazil...
), Hāpuu ii (Cibotium
Cibotium
Cibotium is a genus of eleven species of tropical tree fern—subject to much confusion and revision—distributed fairly narrowly in Hawaii , Southeast Asia , and the cloud forests of Central America and Mexico...
chamissoi), Koa (Acacia koa), Blue Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia), Nageia nagi
Nageia nagi
Nageia nagi is a species of conifer in the Podocarpaceae family.It is found in China, Japan, and Taiwan.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Conifer Specialist Group 1998. . Downloaded on 10 July 2007....
, Angiopteris
Angiopteris
Angiopteris is a genus of huge evergreen ferns from the Marattiaceae family, found throughout the paleotropics from Madagascar to the South Pacific islands...
evecta
Angiopteris evecta
Angiopteris evecta, commonly known as the Giant Fern, is a rare plant occurring in eastern and northern Australia. Also found growing in nearby islands such as New Guinea and various places in Polynesia and Melanesia. Listed as endangered by extinction in New South Wales, where it has been recorded...
, Shaving Brush Tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum
Pseudobombax ellipticum
Pseudobombax ellipticum is a species of plant in the Malvaceae family, subfamily Bombacoideae. Common names include "Shaving Brush Tree". P. ellipticum is native to southern Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras....
), Autograph Tree (Clusia
Clusia
Clusia is the type genus of the family Clusiaceae. Comprising 140-150 species, it is native to tropical and subtropical America. Its species are shrubs, vines and small to medium-size trees up to 20 m tall, with evergreen foliage...
rosea), Nutmeg
Nutmeg
The nutmeg tree is any of several species of trees in genus Myristica. The most important commercial species is Myristica fragrans, an evergreen tree indigenous to the Banda Islands in the Moluccas of Indonesia...
(Myristica fragrans), Allspice
Allspice
Allspice, also called Jamaica pepper, pepper, myrtle pepper, pimenta, or newspice, is a spice that is the dried unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica , a mid-canopy tree native to the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico, and Central America, now cultivated in many warm parts of the world...
(Pimenta dioica), Travellers' Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis), Chrysophyllum
Chrysophyllum
Chrysophyllum is a genus of about 70-80 species of tropical trees, growing rapidly to 10–20 m or more in height. The genus is native to tropical regions throughout the world, with the greatest number of species in northern South America. One species, C...
oliviforme, Common Screwpine (Pandanus utilis
Pandanus utilis
The common screwpine is, despite its name, a tropical tree and not a pine.It is native to Madagascar, Mauritius, and the Seychelles.It has been successfully grown by gardeners in Puerto Rico, Florida, and California.-Description:...
), Parkia
Parkia
Parkia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae.In 1995, about 31 species were known. Four more have been discovered since that time. The type species for the genus is Parkia biglobosa....
javanica
Parkia javanica
Parkia javanica Lam., syn. Parkia roxburghii G. Don. is a plant of the genus Parkia in the family Fabaceae....
, Guanacaste (Enterolobium cyclocarpum), Candle Tree (Parmentiera cereifera), Elephant Apple (Dillenia indica
Dillenia indica
Dillenia indica is a species of Dillenia native to southeastern Asia, from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka east to southwestern China and Vietnam, and south through Thailand to Malaysia and Indonesia....
), Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla), Queensland Kauri (Agathis robusta
Agathis robusta
Agathis robusta is a coniferous tree in the family Araucariaceae, native to eastern Queensland, Australia...
), Brownea
Brownea
Brownea is a genus of about 30 species in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae. The genus is native to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are shrubs and trees growing to 20 m tall.Species:*Brownea angustiflora Little...
macrophylla, Chicle
Chicle
Manilkara chicle is a tropical evergreen tree native to Mexico and Central America. The tree ranges from Veracruz in Mexico south to Atlántico in Colombia...
(Manilkara zapota), Camphor Tree (Cinnamomum camphora), Mexican Cedar (Cedrela odorata
Cedrela odorata
Cedrela odorata . The genus Cedrela has undergone two major systematic revisions since 1960. The most recent revision reduced the number of species in the genus to seven . The common cedro, Cedrela odorata L., embraces 28 other named species, including C. mexicana M. J...
), Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris
Bambusa vulgaris
Bambusa vulgaris, also known as Bambu Ampel , Buloh Aur, Buloh Pau, Buloh Minyak, Aur Beting , Mai-Luang, Phai-Luang , Daisan-Chiku , Murangi , Gemeiner Bambus , Bambou de Chine , Bambu Vulgar , Mwanzi , Common Bamboo, Golden Bamboo or Buddha’s Belly Bamboo...
), Rainbow Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta
Eucalyptus deglupta
Eucalyptus deglupta is a tall tree, commonly known as the Rainbow Eucalyptus, the Mindanao Gum, or the Rainbow Gum. It is the only Eucalyptus species found naturally in the Northern Hemisphere. Its natural distribution spans New Britain, New Guinea, Ceram, Sulawesi and Mindanao.The unique...
), Ochrosia
Ochrosia
Ochrosia is a genus of flowering plant in the milkweed family, Apocynaceae.Species include:* Ochrosia ackeringae Miq. * Ochrosia borbonica J.F.Gmel. * Ochrosia compta K.Schum...
elliptica
Ochrosia elliptica
Ochrosia elliptica, known as Elliptic Yellowwood or Kopsia is a flowering tree native to Northeastern Australia and New Caledonia....
, Ieie (Freycinetia arborea
Freycinetia arborea
The Ieie is a densely branched, brittle, woody climber in the screwpalm family, Pandanaceae that is endemic to the Pacific Islands. Ieie is found in moist forest on the Hawaiian, Marquesas, Austral, Society, and Cook Islands. It grows into the forest canopy, attaching itself to a host tree using...
), and Māmaki (Pipturus albidus
Pipturus albidus
Pipturus albidus, known as Māmaki in Hawaiian, is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family, Urticaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It inhabits coastal mesic, mixed mesic, and wet forests at elevations of...
).