Viola_oahuensis
Viola oahuensis
Species of flowering plant
Viola oahuensis is a rare species of flowering plant in the violet family known by the common name Oahu violet.
The species is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the Koolau Range on the island of Oahu. It grows along the upper ridges of the Koolau Mountains where the most rain falls.[1]
It is cultivated as an ornamental plant on the island.[2]