[syn. Hedyotis littoralis]Rubiaceae (Coffee family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai (Princeville); Oahu (extinct); Molokai (windward)/ East Maui (Keanae-Wailua; Hanawi, Alau Island); Hawaii Island (Honopue Valley)Status: VulnerableOahu (Cultivated)Closeup of flowers
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/17757415821/in/photostream/EtymologyKadua is the oldest generic name for these species and is named in memory of M. Kadua, a native of Ulea, who sailed with Otto von Kotzebue (1787-1846), Baltic German navigator in Russian service, with the purpose of collecting plants.The specific epithet littoralis is Latin for "growing by the sea shore."
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Kadua_littoralis