- Buddleja asiatica – Dogtail
- Cestrum nocturnum – Night-blooming Jasmine
- Citharexylum caudatum – Juniper Berry
- Coccoloba uvifera – Sea Grape
- Cocos nucifera – Coconut Palm
- Coffea arabica – Coffee
- Cordyline fruticosa – Ti
- Dioscorea bulbifera – Air Yam
- Hedychium coronarium – White Ginger
- Hedychium flavescens – Yellow Ginger
- Hedychium gardnerianum – Kahili Ginger
- Ipomoea alba – Moonflower
- Otacanthus caeruleus – Brazilian Snapdragon
- Pandanus tectorius – Hala
- Passiflora vitifolia – Perfumed Passionflower
- Phaius tancarvilleae – Nun's-hood Orchid
- Phymatosorus grossus – Musk Fern
- Plumeria obtusa – Singapore Plumeria
- Plumeria rubra – Frangipani
- Psidium guajava – Guava
- Scaevola sericea – Beach Naupaka
- Zingiber zerumbet – Shampoo Ginger
Fragrant Hawaiian Flowers and Plants
Along with color, pattern, flower shape, and nectar, many flowers use fragrance to attract pollinating insects. Plants with aromatic foliage contain scented essential oils that help protect the plants by repelling or even killing insects and microbes like bacteria. Humans use plant essential oils for perfumes, flavorings, natural insect repellents, medicinal purposes, and in aromatherapy.
Listed below are some of the Hawaiian wildflowers and plants with fragrant flowers, foliage, or fruit.