Myoporum sandwicense
COMMON NAME | Naio papa, Dwarf false sandalwood |
TYPE | Groundcover |
FAMILY | Scrophulariaceae |
NOTES | A
crawling ground cover with dark green, glossy leaves and tiny white flower
clusters that emerge from the leaf axis and stems. It has round white fruit
that is up to a quarter of an inch in size. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Endemic to Hawaiʻi, Naio papa is only found at South
Point on the island of Hawai’i |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Windswept
coastal areas |
WEB SOURCES |