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Family Pittosporaceae

HAWAII - CULTIVATED

Pittosporum resiniferum

Koko Crater, Oahu

PETROLEUM NUT

Attractive shrub or small tree cultivated for oily fruits capable of producing biofuel.  Native to the Philippines.

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Pittosporum_resiniferum.html