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Catalpa longissima, Bignoniaceae, yoke-wood.
Tall tree from the West Indies where the hard wood is used for carts and
other construction. Location: Ewa side of Andrews
Amphitheater. |
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Catharanthus roseus, Apocynaceae, Madagascar periwinkle.
Perennial herb or low shrub from W. Indies, with white or pink, slenderly tubular flowers;
often used as a ground cover. Location: Mauka of Energy house, near campus boundary;
Student Health courtyard; mauka-Diamond Head of Hemenway. |
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Cattleya sp., Orchidaceae, cattleya. A tropical American
epiphytic, orchid genus of about 60 species, commonly large-flowered and very showy. A
small but perhaps the favorite group of the countless orchid species and hybrids grown in
Hawaii for ornament and exportation. It is noteworthy that in spite of man's tremendous
success with the cultivation of orchids in Hawaii, only three species are native to the
archipelago and these are all rare, small-flowered forms. Location: Honolulu gardens. |
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Cecropia obtusifolia, Urticaceae, trumpet tree, guarumo. 1
- habit; 2 - shoot apex, 3 - male inflorescences 4 -
female inflorescences. |
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Cerbera tanghin, Apocynaceae, cerbera. Small tree from east
Africa and Madagascar, with fragrant yellow to reddish-throated, star-shaped, tubular,
white flowers and large globose to ovoid fruits 2 to 4 inches long. The white sap is
highly poisonous, providing toxin for an arrow poison used in east Arfica. Oil from the
poisonous seeds of a related Hawaiian cultivar, C. manghas (which are used to
stupefy fish in the Philippines) is used as an external medication. The milky juice is
used as an emetic and purgative. Location: Makai-Diamond Head corner of Andrews
Amphitheater, near Dole St. |
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Chamaesyce hirta, Euphorbiaceae, hairy spurge. Common,
widespread herbaceous weed of uncertain origin, the leaves
with a brownish spot in the
center. A second species, C. hypericifolia, at the right in the second photo, is
also common in weedy sites on campus. Location: St. John courtyard; waste places. |
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Chloris barbata, Poaceae, swollen finger grass (left); C.
virgata, Poaceae, feather finger grass (right). Common grasses from Central and South
America with several purplish, feathery flower spikes radiating from a common point on
each stalk, used for hat leis. Location: Many weedy areas on campus. |
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Chlorophytum comosum, Liliaceae, spider plant. Herb from South
Africa with tufts of foot-long, strap-like green leaves often variegated with yellow or
white stripes. Plants sporadically producing loose clusters of whitish flowers and new
leaf clusters as offsets on elongated stems. Location: St. John courtyard. |
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Chrysophyllum pruniferum, Sapotaceae, Orleans plum. Tree from
Australia with milky sap and leaves with reddish-brown velvety hairs on the lower
surfaces; commonly used as a street tree in Hawaii. Fruits purplish, about an inch long.
Location: On both sides of Farrington near Webster Hall (one individual of C.
oliviforme on the Diamond Head side). |
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Cinnamomum burmannii, Lauraceae, padang cassia. Tree, native to China, source of cassia. The related cinnamon, C. zeylanicum,
also occurs in Hawaii and is the form of the spice marketed predominately in the old
world. The oil is used in medicine. Flavoring from inner bark is used in many foods,
candies, gums, dentifrices, etc. Location: Mauka end of Diamond Head courtyard of Henke
Hall. |
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Citharexylum spinosum, Verbenaceae, fiddlewood. Tree from the
West Indies, with light wood good for little except firewood. Location: Ewa of Moore; Ewa
of Hamilton Snack Bar. |
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Citrus reticulata, Rutaceae, tangerine. Small tree from S.
China, reached Europe in 1805, and the U.S. about 50 years later. Leaves small, narrow,
the petioles narrowly winged. Three major types include: 1) Tangerine (erroneously called
mandarin orange), with deep orange-red skin; 2) Mandarin orange, with yellow or very pale
orange skin; and 3) Satsuma orange, mostly grown in Japan. Location: Henke Hall, makai end
of Ewa court. |
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Citrus sinensis, Rutaceae, sweet orange. Tree from S. China,
introduced into Europe late in the 15th century. Columbus took orange seeds to Haiti in
1493. Brought to Hawaii in 1792 by Vancouver, who got the seeds from the Cape of Good
Hope. Most of today's Kona oranges are probably descendants of this early introduction.
Leaves not hairy, the petiole narrowly winged. Location: Henke Hall. Several other citrus
trees are commonly grown in Hawaii but may not be found on campus. These include Citrus
aurantifolia, the lime (very thorny shrub with the smallest flowers and fruits of the
major species); C. limonia, the lemon (the leaf petioles not winged); C. grandis,
the jabon or pummelo (young stems and lower leaf surfaces hairy, petioles broadly winged);
and C. paradisi, the grapefruit (leaves and stems not hairy, petioles winged). |
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Clerodendrum magnificum, Location: Fence between
Mid-Pac Institute and UH Campus, mauka of Pope Laboratory. |
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Clerodendrum myricoides, Verbenaceae, blue
glorybower. Shrub from tropical Africa with handsome two-toned blue
flowers about 3/4 inch long. Location: St. John Courtyard. |
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Clerodendrum quadriloculare, Verbenaceae, bronze-leaved
Clerodendrum. Shrub from the Philippines with large, paired oval leaves that are dark
green above and reddish purple below. The flowers, which are produced in very showy large
clusters, each have a narrow pink tube that is commonly 3 inches or more in length, ending
in five white, spreading lobes. Location: Makai side of St. John, Sherman Courtyard. |
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Clerodendrum thomsonae, Verbenaceae, bleeding
heart. An ornamental shrub from tropical West Africa cultivated for
its attractive flowers. Location: East-West Center Dorm
Gardens by Manoa Stream. |
