Hillebrandia sandwicensis is a species of a herbaceous perennial flowering plant native to some of the Hawaiian Islands. Common names include aka ʻaka ʻawa and puʻa maka nui. The genus name honors the German physician William Hillebrand.In terms of morphology H. sandwicensis is similar to Begonia but differences in flower structure pollen morphology and fruit differentiate the two genera.
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