Endemic plants from the top of Ka'ala

I couldn't complete the boardwalk at the top of Mount Ka'ala because it was just too rainy, and I was worried about my camera, but I did get some nice footage of the plants that could be found there. A fun day for botany even if I barely knew what a lot of the plants there were. A real shame too, because the rainforests and cloud forests of Hawaii are so interesting they deserve better.
Filmed August 30th, 2024.
species featured:
Metrosideros polymorpha
Styphelia/ Leptecophylla tameiameiae, Pukiawe
Broussaisia arguta, Kanawao or Pu’ahanui
Melicope clusiifolia, Kukaemoa or Kolokolo mokihana
Trematolobelia macrostachys, Koli'i
Cheirodendron trigynum, Lapalapa or ‘Olapa
Hedychium sp., Wild Ginger
Plantago major, Broadleaf Plantain
Cibotium glaucum, Hapu’u, Hapu’u Pulu
Bidens torta,
Dianella sandwicensis, ‘uki’uki or ‘uni
Cheirodenron platyphyllum, ‘Olapa or Lapalapa
Smilax melastomifolia, Hoi Kuahiwi, Hawaiian greenbrier, Aka’awa, Pi’oi, Uhi, Ulehihi
Vaccinium calycinum, 'Ohelo or 'Ohelo kau la'au