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
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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[1] and pua maka nui.[2] The genus name honors the German physician William Hillebrand.[3]