Tropical Gardens of Maui
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Tropical Gardens of Maui (4 acres) is a commercial nursery with botanical garden, located at 200 Iao Valley Road, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii. The gardens are open daily without charge.
The gardens were established in 1987, and are located in a valley floor at approximately 800 feet elevation. Plants are labeled with botanical name, common name, and country of origin. Representative plants include:
- a large variety of palms, including Archontophoenix, Areca, Arenga, Carpoxylon, Caryota, Chamaedorea, Clinostigma, Dypsis, Euterpe, Hyphaene, Licuala, Marojejya, Masoala, Mauritiella, Orbignya, Pelagodoxa, Phoenicophorium, Pinanga, Ptychsperma, Raphia, Ravenea, Wallichia;
- cycads, including Bowenia, Cycas, Dioon, Encephalartos, Lepidozamia, and Zamia;
- fruit trees, including Anacardium, Averrhoa, Chrysophyllum, Casimiroa, Clausena, Eugenia, Euphoria, Malpighia, Manilkara, Nephelium, Pachira, Phyllanthus, Pouteria, Psidium, and Theobroma;
- Hawaiian endemic and native plants including Abutilon, Artemisia, Erythrina, Gossypium, Hibiscus, Portulaca, Santalum, Sesbania, and Wilkesia.
