The brilliant orange flower of the African tulip tree has been in Hawaii for a long time. The landscaping plant was first introduced in the mid-1800s. -- FOREST and KIM STARR photo An African ...

Hawaii’s rich collection ... white flowers. The flowers of this and other related species are pollinated by birds, and the orange fruits are attractive to fruit-eating native birds that would ...

Additionally, this plant has the Hawaiian name alahe’e haole, probably because both alahe’e and mock orange produce fragrant white flowers. Though mock orange is native throughout India ...