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HAWAII - POLYNESIAN INTRODUCTION

Calophyllum inophyllum

Ke'ehi Park, Oahu

KAMANI    ALEXANDRIAN LAUREL

Large coastal tree with rough flaky bark and dry spherical fruit.  Brought to Hawaii by early Polynesians for wood & medicinal use.  Native from East Africa to the Tuamotus.