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and now to the Thurston Lava Tube or in this case, the jungle in and around the Tube. As you can see, it's a wet day.
UL and LR Kahili ginger. This ginger plants dominate the understory layer of the rainforest at these elevations and is considered as an invasive species.
LL and Middle Right is The Fern Tree. The Hāpuʻu ʻiʻi or Hawaiian tree fern, is a species of tree fern that is endemic to the islands of Hawaiʻi. It is named after the Scottish naturalist Archibald Menzies. It is also known as the male tree fern, and Cibotium glaucum is deemed the female tree fern due to differences in color.
UR Clermontia parviflora. Smallflower Clermontia ‘ohawai, Small-flowered Clermontia
Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family)
Synonym(s): Clermontia paradisia, Clermontia parviflora var. umbraticola
UL and LR Kahili ginger. This ginger plants dominate the understory layer of the rainforest at these elevations and is considered as an invasive species.
LL and Middle Right is The Fern Tree. The Hāpuʻu ʻiʻi or Hawaiian tree fern, is a species of tree fern that is endemic to the islands of Hawaiʻi. It is named after the Scottish naturalist Archibald Menzies. It is also known as the male tree fern, and Cibotium glaucum is deemed the female tree fern due to differences in color.
UR Clermontia parviflora. Smallflower Clermontia ‘ohawai, Small-flowered Clermontia
Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family)
Synonym(s): Clermontia paradisia, Clermontia parviflora var. umbraticola
Apr 06 2022