Pittosporum napaliense
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Hawa or Royal cheesewoodPittosporaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)IUCN: EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)Male flowers. Very fragrant at night and in the early morning.The wood was used in making gunwales for canoes by early Hawaiians. Medicinally, the outer layer of the fruit valves of hawa (Pittosporum spp.) were used. They were pounded and used externally on sores.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/
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- Apiales
- Pittosporaceae (cheesewood family)
- Pittosporum (cheesewood)
- Pittosporum napaliense (royal cheesewood)
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