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Maui - Flora & Fauna

Pictures of the various plants and animals on Maui. (See also: Maui Grand Tour 2009)
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  • Coconut palms
[Aston Maui Lu]

    Coconut palms [Aston Maui Lu]

  • White Plumeria
[near the Marine Sanctuary in Kihei]

    White Plumeria [near the Marine Sanctuary in Kihei]

  • Hibiscus (yellow with red center)
[Aston Maui Lu]

    Hibiscus (yellow with red center) [Aston Maui Lu]

  • Yellow flower (sorry, could not find any info on this one) [Wailea Beach Walk]

    Yellow flower (sorry, could not find any info on this one) [Wailea Beach Walk]

  • Honeybee on Noni (Indian Mulberry) [Wailea Beach Walk]

    Honeybee on Noni (Indian Mulberry) [Wailea Beach Walk]

  • torch ginger (probably)
[Iao Valley State Park]

    torch ginger (probably) [Iao Valley State Park]

  • Heliconia aka "Lobster Claw"
[Iao Valley State Park]

    Heliconia aka "Lobster Claw" [Iao Valley State Park]

  • bananas (background) and ti (not tea!)
[Iao Valley State Park]

    bananas (background) and ti (not tea!) [Iao Valley State Park]

  • Red ti plants
[Iao Valley State Park]

    Red ti plants [Iao Valley State Park]

  • Ohelo
[Iao Valley State Park]

    Ohelo [Iao Valley State Park]

  • Ohelo
[Iao Valley State Park]

    Ohelo [Iao Valley State Park]

  • water lettuce?
[Kepaniwai Heritage Gardens]

    water lettuce? [Kepaniwai Heritage Gardens]

  • palm
[Kepaniwai Heritage Gardens]

    palm [Kepaniwai Heritage Gardens]

  • some kind of bromeliad?
[Kepaniwai Heritage Garden]

    some kind of bromeliad? [Kepaniwai Heritage Garden]

  • no idea
[Kepaniwai Heritage Garden]

    no idea [Kepaniwai Heritage Garden]

  • Felis catus (There were lots of feral cats in Maui)
[Kepaniwai Heritage Garden]

    Felis catus (There were lots of feral cats in Maui) [Kepaniwai Heritage Garden]

  • Apparently, sugarcane is harvested ~2 years after it's planted.  First they burn(!) the sugar cane, and then it's loaded onto a big truck & taken to a sugar mill for processing
[Maui Tropical Plantation]

    Apparently, sugarcane is harvested ~2 years after it's planted. First they burn(!) the sugar cane, and then it's loaded onto a big truck & taken to a sugar mill for processing [Maui Tropical Plantation]

  • Pineapple
[Maui Tropical Plantation]

    Pineapple [Maui Tropical Plantation]

  • misc tropical plants, including something that looks like a monster aloe :)
[Maui Tropical Plantation]

    misc tropical plants, including something that looks like a monster aloe :) [Maui Tropical Plantation]

  • ti
[Maui Tropical Plantation]

    ti [Maui Tropical Plantation]

  • vanda orchids
[Maui Tropical Plantation]

    vanda orchids [Maui Tropical Plantation]

  • ti (red and green varieties)
[Maui Tropical Plantation]

    ti (red and green varieties) [Maui Tropical Plantation]

  • Coffee
[Maui Tropical Plantation]

    Coffee [Maui Tropical Plantation]

  • Dragon tree [Maui Tropical Plantation]

    Dragon tree [Maui Tropical Plantation]

  • Pineapple (It grows on stalks above the ground. A mature pineapple plant can have 3-5 pineapples.)
[Maui Tropical Plantation]

    Pineapple (It grows on stalks above the ground. A mature pineapple plant can have 3-5 pineapples.) [Maui Tropical Plantation]

  • Jackfruit
[Maui Tropical Plantation]

    Jackfruit [Maui Tropical Plantation]

  • jackfruit is pretty large, as you can see
[Maui Tropical Plantation]

    jackfruit is pretty large, as you can see [Maui Tropical Plantation]

  • Vanda orchid
[Maui Tropical Plantation]

    Vanda orchid [Maui Tropical Plantation]

  • Papaya trees
[Maui Tropical Plantation]

    Papaya trees [Maui Tropical Plantation]

  • Banana
[Maui Tropical Plantation]

    Banana [Maui Tropical Plantation]

  • Lani ali'i (Allamanda)
[Maui Tropical Plantation]

    Lani ali'i (Allamanda) [Maui Tropical Plantation]

  • hibiscus (pink)
[Maui Tropical Plantation]

    hibiscus (pink) [Maui Tropical Plantation]

  • bird of paradise
[Maui Tropical Plantation]

    bird of paradise [Maui Tropical Plantation]

  • duck (possibly a koloa-mallard hybrid)
[Maui Tropical Plantation]

    duck (possibly a koloa-mallard hybrid) [Maui Tropical Plantation]

  • duck, possibly a muscovy
[Maui Tropical Plantation]

    duck, possibly a muscovy [Maui Tropical Plantation]

  • hibiscus (white)
[Maui Tropical Plantation]

    hibiscus (white) [Maui Tropical Plantation]

  • waterlily
[Maui Garden of Eden]

    waterlily [Maui Garden of Eden]

  • dwarf apple banana
[Maui Garden of Eden]

    dwarf apple banana [Maui Garden of Eden]

  • palm.  This might have been a traveler palm
[Maui Garden of Eden]

    palm. This might have been a traveler palm [Maui Garden of Eden]

  • rainbow eucalyptus (yes, its bark really is like that naturally! - See related photo in Mandi's gallery)
[Maui Garden of Eden]

    rainbow eucalyptus (yes, its bark really is like that naturally! - See related photo in Mandi's gallery) [Maui Garden of Eden]

  • Parrot's Beak (Heliconia Psittacorum)
[Maui Garden of Eden]

    Parrot's Beak (Heliconia Psittacorum) [Maui Garden of Eden]

  • bamboo
[Maui Tropical Garden of Eden]

    bamboo [Maui Tropical Garden of Eden]

  • black bamboo (courtesy of Mandi)
[Maui Garden of Eden]

    black bamboo (courtesy of Mandi) [Maui Garden of Eden]

  • peacock
[Maui Tropical Garden of Eden]

    peacock [Maui Tropical Garden of Eden]

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    Hibiscus (yellow with red center)
[Aston Maui Lu]
    Yellow flower (sorry, could not find any info on this one) [Wailea Beach Walk]
    Honeybee on Noni (Indian Mulberry) [Wailea Beach Walk]