These plant species grow in the salt spray and loose sand of beaches and the moist lowland slopes of volcanoes. They flourish in poor soils and under very harsh climatic conditions.
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Fruit and foliage of the Breadfruit Tree (Artocarpus altilis; 'ulu in Hawaiian), Hale Kua, Lawai Valley, southern Kawa'i.
Close-up of the fruit and foliage of Breadfruit Tree (Artocarpus altilis; 'ulu in Hawaiian), Hale Kua, Lawai Valley, southern Kawa'i.
Guava (Psidium guajava) blossom and immature fruit (left side of photo). Upcountry, just outside of Lana'i City, island of Lana'i.
Maturing cone-like fruits of an Ironwood Tree (Casuarina equisetifolia) at the Spouting Horn beach, Poipu, south Kaua'i.
Maturing cone-like fruits and foliage of an Ironwood Tree (Casuarina equisetifolia), Poipu Road, Lawai, south Kaua'i.
Monkeypod Tree (Paraserianthes falcataria) on the grounds of the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawa'i, south Kaua'i.
Close-up of the foliage of a Monkeypod Tree (Paraserianthes falcataria) on the grounds of the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawa'i, south Kaua'i.
Fruit of the Monkeypod Tree (Paraserianthes falcataria) on the grounds of the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawa'i, south Kaua'i.
Fruit of the Monkeypod Tree (Paraserianthes falcataria) on the grounds of the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawa'i, south Kaua'i.
Maturing cone-like fruits and foliage of an Ironwood Tree (Casuarina equisetifolia), Poipu Road, Lawai, south Kaua'i.
Maturing cone-like fruits and foliage of an Ironwood Tree (Casuarina equisetifolia), Poipu Road, Lawai, south Kaua'i.
Maturing cone-like fruits and foliage of an Ironwood Tree (Casuarina equisetifolia), Poipu Road, Lawai, south Kaua'i.
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