Flowers of the Starleaf Begonia vary from white to pink. The species is widespread in the northern Neotropics, here in the Sierra Maihuatlan of Mexico.
A couple of stems of the moss Pleurozium schreberi are visible in the upper left third of the image, and the bright green upright moss at center right is a Polytrichum sp. (?P. commune). In shrubby hollows in coastal dunes north of Coos Bay, Oregon, March 1999. Scanned slide 021 004
Loulu or Kamalo pritchardiaArecaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Molokai only)EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)Loulu, pronounced low-loo, means "umbrella," because the leaves were formerly used as protection from rain or sun.The fruits, called hwane or whane, were peeled and eaten by early Hawaiians. They collected young fruits. The flavor of young fruit with the soft interior is similar to coconut. The trunks loulu were notched for climbing to gather the immature fruits and fronds. Older specimens still bear notches that can be seen today.The fronds, or leaves, called lau hwane were used by the early Hawaiians for thatching and more recently as plaiting such as papale (hats) and fans.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Pritchardia_munroi