Scrophulariaceae

Naio

Myoporum sandwicense (A.DC.) A.Gray

Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Myoporum

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Naio: Myoporum sandwicense (flowers and fruit). Location: Maui, Kanaha Beach — Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Burmese: ကရမက်
English: Naio

Synonyms

Myoporum fauriei H.Lév.
Myoporum sandwicense subsp. lanaiense (G.L.Webster) Chinnock
Myoporum sandwicense subsp. stjohnii G.L.Webster
Myoporum sandwicense var. degeneri G.L.Webster
Myoporum sandwicense var. lanaiense G.L.Webster
Myoporum st-johnii (G.L.Webster) O.Deg. & Greenwell
Polycoelium sandwicense A.DC.

Flowers

In flower: April to June, August to January (from 62 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: native

Photos

Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.