Ochrosia kauaiensis
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Description:
Hlei or Kauai yellowwoodApocynaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)RareKauai (Cultivated)Flowers smell like a mild plumeria or frangipani. The nuts were eaten by early Hawaiians and the leaves & stems were used in steam baths. The bark of the stems and roots produced a yellow dye for kapa (tapa).nativeplants.hawaii.edu
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
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- Angiosperms
- Eudicots
- Superasterids
- Asterids
- Gentianales
- Apocynaceae (dogbane family)
- Ochrosia (yellowwood)
- Ochrosia kauaiensis (Kauai yellowwood)
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