48 
Newsletter of the Hawaiian Botanical Society 
Nephrolepis exaltata subsp. hawaiiensis 
(kupukupu) 
Psilotum nudum (moa) 
Sphenomeris chinensis (pala'a) 
Side Trails: 1,900 ft (580 m)--Side trail to left, not 
taken 
Side Trails: 1,980 ft (605 m)--Side trail to right, 
not taken 
Other notes: 
1. Alien plants seen: Aleurites moluccana, 
Blechnum occidentale, Christella dentata, 
Christella parasitica, Clidemia hirta, Cordyline 
fruticosa, Grevillea robusta, Nephrolepis 
multijlora, Oplismenus hirtellus, Paspalum 
conjugatum, Persea americana, Phlebodium 
aureum, Psidium catdeianum, P. guajava, Schinus 
terebinthifolius, Setaria palmifolia. 
2. Leucobryum albidum (a native cushiony moss) 
noted. 
Zone 3: Beginning of native mesic forest up to 
trail crest, dominated by 'ohi'a/koa overstory with 
uluhe understory and a rich variety of native 
species. 
Elevations: 2,080 ft (635 m) to 2,620 ft (800 m). 
Note: This section of trail ends at power lines (N 
2r30.16'; W 158°9.33'). The connector trail to 
Mt. Ka'ala begins at the power lines at the top end 
of this segment. 
Native dicots and monocots: 
Acacia koa (koa) 
Alyxia oliviformis (maile) 
Antidesma platyphyllum (hame) 
Bidens torta (ko'oko'olau) 
Bobea elatior ('ahakea) 
Canavalia gale at a ('awikiwiki) 
Chamaesyce multiformis ('akoko) 
Cocculus orbiculatus (huehue) 
Coprosma foliosa (pilo) 
Coprosma longifolia (pilo) 
Dianella sandwicensis ('uki'uki) 
Diospyros hillebrandii (lama) 
Diospyros sandwicensis (lama) 
Dodonaea viscosa ( ' a ' a I i ' i ) 
Elaeocarpus bifidus (kalia) 
Freycinetia arborea ('ie'ie) 
Gahnia beecheyi 
Hedyotis terminalis (manono) 
Hesperomannia arbuscula 
Hibiscus arnottianus (koki'o ke'oke'o) 
Ilex anomala (kawa'u) 
Korthalsella complanata (hulumoa) 
Labordia tinifolia (kamakahala) 
Melicope peduncularis (alani) 
Melicope sp. (alani) 
Metros ideros polymorpha ('ohi'a lehua) 
Metrosideros tremuloides (lehua 'ahihi) 
Myrsine lessertiana (kolea) 
Panicum nephelophilum (konakona) 
Pipturus albidus (mamaki) 
Pittosporum confertiflorum (ho'awa) 
Platydesma cornuta var. decurrens 
Pouteria sandwicensis ('ala'a) 
Psychotria hathewayi var. hathewayi (kopiko) 
Psychotria kaduana (kopiko kea) 
Psychotria mariniana (kopiko) 
Psydrax odorata (alahe'e) 
Scaevola gaudichaudiana (naupaka kuahiwi) 
Smilax melastomifolia (hoi kuahiwi) 
Syzygium sandwicense ('ohi'a ha) 
Xylosma hawaiiense (maua) 
Native ferns and fern allies: 
Asplenium horridum ('alae, 'iwa) 
Asplenium nor male 
Asplenium polyodon (punanamanu) 
Cibotium chamissoi (hapu'u) 
Dicranopteris linearis f. emarginata (uluhe) 
Dicranopteris linearis f. linearis (uluhe) 
Doodia kunthiana ('okupukupu) 
Dryopteris fusco-atra ('i'i) 
Dryopteris glabra var. nuda (kTlau) 
Elaphoglossum paleaceum ('ekaha) 
Lepisorus thunbergianus (pakahakaha) 
Microlepia strigosa (palapalai) 
Nephrolepis exaltata subsp. hawaiiensis 
(kupukupu) 
Psilotum complanatum (moa) 
Sadleria pallida ('ama'u) 
Sadler ia cyatheoides ('ama'u) 
Sphenomeris chinensis (pala'a) 
Side trails: Many side trails to the left at 2,360 ft 
plus (720 m), causing substantial erosion and 
devastation of area around trail. 
Other notes: 
1. Alien plants seen: Acacia mearnsii, Andropogon 
virginicus, Blechnum occidentale, Buddleia 
asiatica, Christella parasitica, Clidemia hirta. 
