Cassytha filiformis (6016716916)

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Description: Kaunaʻoa pehu, Love vine or Devil's gut Lauraceae Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands Barber's Point, Oʻahu Kaunaʻoa pehu was used by early Hawaiians. The plants were pounded until soft, strained, and juice drunk to thin blood for women who have given birth or whose had thick blood. See "Early Hawaiian Use" section at nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Cuscuta_sandwichiana. Date: 6 August 2011, 10:31. Source: Cassytha filiformis Uploaded by Tim1357. Author: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA. Camera location21° 17′ 49.38″ N, 158° 06′ 19.41″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 21.297051; -158.105392.