Endemic Indigenous Polynesian
Introduced Introduced *endangered
species
KMS office Leaves Fruits Flowers
It is found near the
faculty parking lot by the middle school office. It is
the tree next to the yellow cement poles.
Kou is found
in all of the main islands except for Molokai and
Kahoolawe. Kou usually grows in low elevation, dry,
and coastal areas.
Kou is indigenous to
Hawaii although it was previously thought to be
Polynesian Introduced. People have seen it in many of
the main Hawaiian islands. It is also grown in Asia and
North America for medical and culinary uses.
Canoe
Plants of Ancient Hawaii Kou Hamakua
Marsh Kou
Discovering
Kauai's Real Lost World Ernst, Cheryl, Malamalama
Editor. University of Hawaii. 29 April 2003 <http://www.hawaii.edu/magazine/LostWorld.html> Kou
J & J Advertising & Kilauea WebWorks. 12 March
2003 <http://www.hawaii.gov/hfciforest/native/kou.html> Krauss, Beatrice
H. Plants In Hawaiian Culture. Honolulu: University
of Hawaii Press, 1993. Lamb,
Samuel H. Native Trees and Shrubs of The Hawaiian Islands.
Santa Fe, New Mexico: Sunstone Press, 1981. Wagner,
Warren L., Herbst, Derral R., and Sohmer, S. H.Manual
of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i Revised Edition Volume
2. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1999. Web page created by
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Kou
Kou
Cordia subcordata
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