Manono
Background Information
- Genius: Kadua (formerly Hedyotis)
- 20 Endemic Species
- 2 Alien Species
- Coffee Family
- Ancient uses: No ancient uses for plant
- Modern uses:
Kadua terminalis?
- Leaves: Opposite pointed ovals, 1-7 inches long, new leaves on the end look like kissing lips
- Flowers: Greenish/white, 4 petals looks like hooks
- Picture below is from Konahuanui (choke Manono)
on Aiea Ridge trail
Healthy Manono tree on Konahuanui
Kadua terminalis
- Manono found on Pihea trail 2018
Kadua
Pahole Gulch 2018
Appearance
- Leaves are large and round for manono
Kadua centranthoides
Appearance
- This species doesn't have the kissing lips, like the other species
Location
- Southern KST between Hawaii Loa and Pu'u O Kona
- 2018
- The picture on the left was found on the KST near the same place as the picture above
- Look at how the organization of the leaf is, it doesn't show the kissing lips, but it curls
Kadua
Appearance
- The leaves are skinnier than the other Manono
- It can be misidentified as Pilo
Found Southern KST
- Around Hawaii Loa Ridge
Kadua
- WST near Hobbs, 2018
- Large leaf
Source
- Flowering Plants of Hawaii, 1133-1156
- Hall, p93-94
- Hawaiian Plant Life, 148-150