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A Collaborative Effort
Kapi'olani Community College STEM and Kamehameha Extension Education.
Scientific Name: Capsicum annuum
Family: Solanaceae
Native to southern North America and northern South America
Nioi
Chili Pepper, Italian Sweet Pepper, Cubanelle, Pimiento
Scientific Name: Scaevola taccada
Family: Goodeniaceae
Indigenous to Hawai'i
Naupaka Kahakai
Coastal Naupaka
Plants
Scientific Name: Curcuma domestica
Family: Zingiberaceae
Introduced to Polynesia
'Olena
Turmeric
Scientific Name: Solanum americanum
Family: Solanaceae
Native to the Americas, Melanesia, New Guinea, Australia
Naturalized in Hawai'i
Popolo
American Nightshade, Glossy Nightshade
Scientific Name: Waltheria indica
Family: Sterculiaceae
Indigenous to Hawai'i
'Uhaloa
'Ala'ala pū loa, Hala 'uhaloa, Hi'aloa, Kanakaloa
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