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HAWAII - POLYNESIAN INTRODUCTION

Aleurites moluccana

 

UH Manoa, Oahu

 

Ho'omaluhia BG, Kane'ohe, Oahu

Ho'omaluhia BG, Kane'ohe, Oahu

 

Waimanalo, Oahu

 

UH Manoa, Oahu

UH Hilo, Hawaii

Haiku, Oahu

CANDLENUT TREE    KUKUI

Large tree with light green leaves found in mesic valleys.  Brought to Hawaii by early Polynesian settlers.  Roasted nutmeat eaten sparingly, used for torches, oil for lamps, medication, outer shell for jewelry.  Fruit husk & roots used for dye, wood for building, latex sap for glue.  Hawaii's official state tree.  Native to Indo-Malaysia and widespread throughout the Pacific.

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