Hillebrandia

Hillebrandia

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Hillebrandia
Oliv.
Species:
H. sandwicensis
Binomial name
Hillebrandia sandwicensis

Hillebrandia sandwicensis is a species of a herbaceous perennial flowering plant native to some of the Hawaiian Islands. Common names include ʻakaʻakaʻawa and puʻa maka nui. The genus name honors the German physician William Hillebrand.

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