Kohler's Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen mit kurz erlauterndem Texte :.Gera-Untermhaus :Fr. Eugen Kohler,[1883-1914].biodiversitylibrary.org/page/303616
Two extremely rare and endangered endemic Hawaiian species: Aupaka (left) and Ppolo k mai (right) seedlings.Hawaii Island (Cultivated)Species Information:Aupaka, or Wahine noho kula (Isodendrion pyrifolium)ViolaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai, extinct; Molokai, extinct; Lnai, extinct; Maui, extinct; Hawaii)Endangered (Extant only on Huallai, Hawaii Island) Ppolo k mai or Thorny ppoloSolanaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai, extinct; Molokai, extinct; Lnai, extinct; Maui, extinct; extant only on Hawaii Island)NatureServe: Critically Imperilednativeplants.hawaii.edu/
Near the gravel road running east from the Scott Mountain crest of Highway 3, Klamath Mountains, California, probably within half a mile of Hwy. 3. July 17th 2011. I11-9467.
PmakaniViolaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Waiane Mts., Oahu)EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)There are 7 endemic species of Viola in the Hawaiian Islands of which 6 species & subspecies are considered endangered. One species, Viola chamissoniana subsp. tracheliifolia, is perhaps the world's tallest in the genus and forming shrubs or subshrubs with woody stems!Like other violets, the flowers and leaves are edible. Viola are rich anti-oxidant compounds in the form of beta carotene and ascorbic acid (Vitamin C).EtymologyThe generic name Viola is from Latin violet, the purplish-blue color of the flowers.The specific name, chamissoniana, honors Ludolf Karl Albert von Chamisso (1781-1838), French-born German explorer, naturalist, author, poet, and plant collector.nativeplants.hawaii.edu