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Pittosporum napaliense

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Hawa or Royal cheesewoodPittosporaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)IUCN: EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)Female flower budsThe 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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