Image of Oahu riverhemp

Description:

Endemic to Hawaiian Islands and endangered. The only wild populations left on the Big Island are on the remote SE coast, mostly in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, with one population on State land at South Point. Elevation around 2m/6-7ft. Ohai is in the foreground with mostly Naupaka kahakai (Scaevola sericea) in background and a few Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae). This is the only endemic plant in the Fabaceae family in the Hawaiian Islands.