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Rainbow shower tree (Cassia xnealiae), a hybrid developed in Hawai‘i

Hawaii floraHawaii treesflora Oahurainbow shower treeCassia xnealiae

View of Diamond Head and downtown Honolulu from the terrace of Spalding House, which, at the time these photos were taken, was a part of the Honolulu Museum of Art. The mobile sculpture, left foreground, is George Rickey's Breaking Column; the horse is by Deborah Butterfield.

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Sprawling monkeypod tree (Samanea saman) at Spalding House

Hawaii floraHawaii treesflora OahuSpalding HouseHonolulu Museum of Art

View of the grounds at Spalding House

Hawaii floraHawaii treesflora OahuSpalding HouseHonolulu Museum of Art

More of the grounds at Spalding House

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Detail of a sculpture by John Buck at Spalding House

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A little visitor at Spalding House

lizard at Spalding HouseSpalding HouseHonolulu Museum of Art

Albizia, palms, and other trees inside the U. of Hawai‘i's Lyon Arboretum, in upper Manoa Valley, where the following 20 photos were taken as well

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Hawaii floraflora OahuLyon Arboretum

Mountain apple tree (Syzygium malaccense), ohi'a 'ai in Hawaiian, Lyon Arboretum

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Bromeliad at Lyon Arboretum

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Aerial roots of a pandanus tree (Pandanus tectorius), hala in Hawaiian; and taro, Lyon Arboretum

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Part of the massive root system of a blue marble tree (Elaeocarpus angustifolius) at Lyon Arboretum. If you look carefully at the ground, you may be able to spot a few of the tiny blue seeds that give the tree its common name.

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Hawaii floraflora OahuLyon Arboretum

View within Lyon Arboretum

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"Fiery spike" (Aphelandra aurantiaca), an herbal member of the acanthus family, Lyon Arboretum

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Hawaii floraHawaii treesflora OahuLyon Arboretumwoodland scene Oahu

Rose of Siam or ka lo (Etlingera corneri), a member of the Zingiberaceae, or ginger, family

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Albizia trees (Falcataria moluccana) tower over the smaller vegetation in Lyon Arboretum.

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Rhododendron hybrid

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View through to the Ko‘olau Mountains at the top of Manoa Valley

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Pua kenikeni flowers (Fabraea berteriana), Lyon Arboretum

Hawaii floraflora OahuLyon Arboretumpua kenikeniFabraea berteriana

Hawaii floraHawaii treesflora OahuLyon Arboretumalbiziawoodland scene Oahu

Hawaii floraHawaii treesflora OahuLyon Arboretumwoodland scene Oahu

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Hawaii floraHawaii treesflora OahuLyon Arboretumalbizia

Seeds from a palm

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Hawaii floraHawaii treesflora OahuLyon Arboretumforest scene Oahu

Iris in Wendy's and Victor's front yard

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