NAME:                  

Hawaiian:                   ‘Āwikiwiki

English:

Latin:                        Canavalia hawaiiensis

FAMILY:       Fabaceae

STATUS:                Endemic

APPEARANCE:    A very dark purple vine which grows from 100 to 1,000 meters in elevation.

Flower: Small, dark purple, 4-6mm long

Leaves: Leaflets are 4.5 to 16 cm long and 1.7 to 8 cm wide. Ovate and elliptic.