Flora of Nihoa

This is a list of the flora of Nihoa, an island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, part of the City & County of Honolulu in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Nihoa is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and protected under the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

Species	Common name	Status
Nephrolepis multiflora	Sword fern	Naturalized alien
Pritchardia remota	Loulu	Endemic
Cenchrus echinatus	Sandbur	Naturalized alien
Eragrostis variabilis	'Emo-loa	Indigenous
Panicum torridum	Kakonakona	Indigenous
Paspalum sp.		Naturalized alien
Setaria verticillata	Bristly Foxtail	Naturalized alien
Tetragonia tetragonioides	New Zealand Spinach	Naturalized alien
Amaranthus brownii		Endemic
Heliotropium curassavicum	Nena	Indigenous
Schiedea verticillata	Nihoa Carnation	Endemic
Chenopodium oahuense	'Aweoweo	Indigenous
Ipomoea indica	Koali'awahia	Indigenous
Ipomoea pes-caprae	Beach Morning Glory	Indigenous
Sicyos pachycarpus		Indigenous
Chamaesyce celastroides	'Akoko	Indigenous
Sesbania tomentosa	'Ohai	Indigenous
Sida fallax	'Ilima	Indigenous
Boerhavia repens	Alena	Indigenous
Rumex albescens		Indigenous
Portulaca lutea	'Ihi	Indigenous
Portulaca oleracea	Common Purslane	Naturalized alien
Portulaca villosa		Indigenous
Solanum americanum	Popolo	Indigenous
Solanum nelsonii		Indigenous
Tribulus cistoides	Nohu	Indigenous

See also

• Hawaiian tropical low shrublands
• List of species of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

References

• Christophersen, Erling; Caum, Edward L. (1931-07-01). Vascular plants of the Leeward Islands, Hawaii. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin No. 81; Tanager Expedition Publication No. 7. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bishop Museum Press.
• Evenhuis, Neal L.; Eldredge, Lucius G., eds. (2004). Natural History of Nihoa and Necker Islands. Bishop Museum Bulletin in Cultural and Environmental Studies; No. 1. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bishop Museum Press. ISBN 1-58178-029-X.

External links

• http://www.hawaiianatolls.org/about/midway.php
• http://www.fws.gov/pacificislands/flora/nihoaplants.html