Endemic Indigenous Polynesian
Introduced Introduced *endangered
species
Kalama
Leaves Stem Fruits Roots Whole
Plant
The breadfruit tree
is located in the 4th grade garden next to Kalama.
It's natural habitat
is in all the main Hawaiian islands and in mountain areas
with hot moist climates.
The ulu tree is Polynesian
introduced. The ancient Polynesians used the tree stem
for making surfboards, small canoes, drums, and spears.
The sap of the tree was used for healing infected sores
and stopping infection usually around the mouth.
If you need to find out
how the Polynesians chose the ulu tree and how they made
canoes use this site. It shows
how
they prepared the ulu tree to take the shape of the canoe
or any other utensil. National
Tropical Botanical Garden For information on the
ulu tree, from its fruits size to how it was used for
medicine this site can really help. It shows
what other medicines were made from the fruit and the
rest of the plant.
Abbott, A. Isebella.
La'au Hawaii Traditional Hawaiian uses of Plants,
Honolulu: Bess Press, 1987. Krauss H. Beatrice.
Plants in Hawaiian Medicine, Hawaii: Bess Press
Inc., 2001. Lucas, Lois. Plants
of old Hawaii, Honolulu: Bess Press, 1982.
Breadfruit
Ulu
Artocarpis altilis
Reproduction:
Cultivation:
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