This resource offers a beautifully illustrated, downloadable PDF to teach students the different parts of the native Māmane tree (Sophora chrysophylla) using both English and ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi labels. The diagram features trunk (kumu), branches (lālā), compound leaves (laumanamana), flowers, seed pods (wahīʻanoʻano), roots (ʻaʻa), crown (ʻēulu), and overall tree structure (kumulāʻau), accompanied by worksheets for labeling and coloring.
Interactive labeling: Students complete the PDF diagram using correct Hawaiian and English terms.
Coloring: Use the black-and-white worksheet to practice botanical structure recognition and discuss each part’s ecological role.
Fill-in definitions: Define each part using the provided word bank and space in the worksheet .
Discussion prompts: Investigate the role of māmane's seed pods in supporting the endangered palila bird, which has adapted to tolerate their alkaloids
Plant anatomy: root systems, trunk, branches, compound leaves, flowers, seed pods
Species interactions: māmane seed pods as food for the palila, an endemic honeycreeper
Bilingual vocabulary: supports ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi alongside scientific terminology
Ecological and conservation connections: introduces native plant–bird relationships and habitat awareness
