Endemic Indigenous Polynesian
Introduced Introduced *endangered
species
Stairs
by Learning Center Whole
Plant Leaves Fruit Flowers Stem In
front of Kaiona Roots Different
types of leaves
In front of Kaiona, room
55 and on the left side stairs when walking towards the
Learning Center.
This plant is found on
all islands, usually in valleys and gulches up to 500 meters
in elevation. It's also found in moist tropical regions.
Kukui was brought here
by the Polynesians to Hawaii. It is the state tree of Hawaii.
In the days of old Hawaii the oil was used for candles
and this tree made many colors for dye. The colors varied
from copper, to red, to black for laying onto kapa. Folk
medicines were made from the raw nut and sap. This tree
was the most important for the Hawaiians. Every
part of the plant was used for different purposes.
Hawaiian
Plant Research Project: Kukui This site describes the
habitat and cultural information of the kukui tree. Canoe
Plants of Ancient Hawaii: Kukui This site tells about the
uses of the different parts of the kukui tree. Ethnobotany
of the Ahupuaa: Kukui This site explains about
the stem, leaves, flowers, and fruit that are a part of
the kukui.
Canoe Plants of Ancient
Hawai'i: Kukui. Nelda Quensell K., KCC Web Team. 1999,
2000. Kapi'olani Community College 13 March 2000 <http://apdl.kcc.hawaii.edu/~ahupuaa/botany/other/kukui.htm> Ethnobotany to the
Ahupua'a: Kukui. Nelda Quensal K., KCC Web Team. 1999,
2000. Kapi'olani Community College. 13 March 2003 <http://apdl.kcc.hawaii.edu/~ahupuaa/botany/other/kukui.htm> Green, Peter S. A
Hawaiian Florigium. Lawa'i: National Tropical Botanical
Garden, 1996. Hawaiian Plant Research
Project: Kukui. Ariel and Nick, 13 March 2003 <http://www.k12.hi.us/~sdrown/plantweb/kukui.htm> Kepler, Angela
Kay. Hawaiian Heritage Plants. Honolulu: University
of Hawai'i Press, 1998. Krauss, Beatrice
H. Plants in Hawaiian Medicine. Honolulu: The Bess
Press, 2001 Pacific
Island Ecosystem at Risk (PIER):Aluerites mollucana.
Wild, Euphorbieaceae, 13 March 2003 <http://www.hear.org/pier/almol.htm>
Candle Nut Tree
Kukui
Aleurites moluccana
Cultivation:
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