| Nothocestrum latifolium | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Nothocestrum |
| Species: | N. latifolium
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| Binomial name | |
| Nothocestrum latifolium | |
| Synonyms | |
Nothocestrum latifolium, commonly known as broadleaf ʻaiea, is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, that is endemic to Hawaiʻi. It can be found in dry and mesic forests at elevations of 460–1,530 m (1,510–5,020 ft) on the islands of Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Oʻahu, and Kauaʻi. [3] Broadleaf ʻaiea is threatened by habitat loss. The CDP of ʻAiea on Oʻahu was named after this species. [4]
Uses
Native Hawaiians used the soft, greenish wood of ʻaiea to make pale ( gunwales) for waʻa ( outrigger canoes) and ʻaho ( thatching sticks).The reddish yellow berries were sometimes eaten, while the bark and leaves were used for (unspecified) medicinal purposes. [5]
References
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Nothocestrum latifolium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T30946A9594781. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30946A9594781.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Nothocestrum latifolium". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ "ʻaiea, halena". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ Medeiros, AC (Spring 2003). "The Pū ʻOlē ʻOlē" (PDF). Native Plants. Native Plants Network: 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16.
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^ Medeiros, A. C.; C.F. Davenport; C.G. Chimera (1998).
"Auwahi: Ethnobotany of a Hawaiian Dryland Forest" (PDF). Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit,
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
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External links
- Barboza, Rick (2008-11-21). "Rarity bears aromatic blossoms". Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
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