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Cookpine - Araucaria columnaris

11/16/2016

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Also known as New Caledonia Pine.
Large evergreen tree.
Can grow up to 200 ft. tall.
Straight, cylindrical tree.
Harvested locally for its timber.
Found in the Pacific region.

(Source: UTP, 2014)

Native to New Calendonia and the Loyalty Islands.
This tree was discovered by Captain Cook while traveling the Pacifics.
Can be grown indoors or outdoors.

(Source: NTBC, 2016)

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Date Palm - Phoenix dactylifera

11/15/2016

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Missionary Edward Bailey planted the first date palms in the 1850's.
It is a reminder of its significance in other cultures.
Has served many uses in ancient Middle East for the past 5,000 years.
Source of food, sugar, wine, and wood.
It is a symbol of victory and martyrdom.

(Source: Majesty II, 1991)

Grow up to 45-120 ft. tall.
One of the longest cultivated plants in the world.
Topped with a crown of 100-120 leaves that are each 12-27 ft. long.

(Source: UTP, 2014)

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Divi-Divi - Caesalpinia coriaria

11/14/2016

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Native of West Indies and Central America.
Large shrub or small tree.
Petals on flowers are yellow.
Usually found in the Panamanian dry forests.
Reaches a height of 30 ft.
Fruit is a twisted pod.
Tannins from the pods are used to make healthier.

(Source: EOL, 2016)

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Dogbone - Polyscias nodosa

11/13/2016

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Can reach up to 75 ft. tall
Native to Malaysia and the Solomon Islands.
Leaves can be used for ornamental purposes.

(Source: EOL, 2016)

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Doum Palm - Hyphaene thebaica

11/12/2016

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Joseph F.C. Rock planted the first seeds in Honolulu.
Native to upper Egypt and the Sudan.
Fruit tastes like gingerbread.
Also known as gingerbread palm.
Tree was sacred to ancient Egyptians.

(Source: Majesty I, 2005)

Also known as the Egyptian Doum palm.
Can grow up to 30-51 ft. tall.
Forms up to 16 crowns.
Fruit can be pounded to a powder and then added to food for flavor.
Grown on river banks.
Leaves and wood can be used for fuel.
Leaves can be used to make baskets, brooms, mats, and ropes.

(Source: (NTBC, 2016)

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Durian - Durio zibethinus

11/11/2016

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King Kalakaua brought back the Durian seed when he went on a trip to travel the world in 1881.
Fruit smells terrible, but tastes great.
Fruit is greenish-yellow and is covered in woody prongs.
Cultivated for its fruits in the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaya.

(Source: Majesty I, 1982)

They can reach a height of 75-120 ft. tall.
Native to Malaysia.
Habitat is dense, lowland, humid forests.
Flower petals are edible.

(Source: UTP, 2014)

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Earpod -Enterolobium cyclocarpum

11/10/2016

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Grows up to 100 ft.
Native to tropical Mexico/Central America/Brazil/Venezuela/Trinidad.
Popular park trees due to large size.
Also known as Guanacaste.
Wood is used for paneling, interior trim, and for fashioning of furniture components.
Has pods of little white/wispy flowers.

Source: (Majesty II, 1991)

Fast growing tropical American deciduous tree.
Grows best in full sun.
Nitrogen fixer to tolerate most soils.
Also called Elephant’s ear.

Source: (Rauch. F, 2000)

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False Kamani - Terminalia catappa

11/9/2016

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Deciduous tree.
Highly tolerant of seaside conditions.
Thrives with part of its root system exposed to salt water.
Leaves turn to brilliant golden yellow or red in late autumn or early winter.

Source: (Rauch, 2000)

Up to 82-130 ft. tall.
Main products are nuts and timbers.
Spreading, fibrous root system.
Edible nuts.
Small, white flowers with an unpleasant smell.
Native to Florida and Puerto Rico.
Species introduced to Hawaii before 1800.

Source: (Elevitch, 2006)

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False Olive - Elaeodendron orientale

11/9/2016

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Native to Malagasy and Mauritius.
Dr. William Hillebrand planted first false olive between 1851 and 1871.
Ornamental tree.

(Source: Majesty I, 1982)

Up to 40 ft. tall.
Good wind tolerance.

(Source: Rauch, Weissich, 2000)

Habitat is usually forests or at high elevations.
Tree is harvested from wild to be used as tea, edible fruits, medicine, and wood.

(Source: UTP, 2014)

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Fuschia Tree - Schotia brachypetala

11/8/2016

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Has a wide spreading, dense, circular crown.
Can grow around 30-60 ft. tall.
Harveted from wild as a local source of food, medicine, and materials.
Decorative foliage and vibrant red flowers.
Dripping nectar in spring.
Range is in Southern Africa.
Roasted seeds are eaten.

(Source: UTP, 2014)

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Geometry Tree - Bucida buceras

11/7/2016

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Native in Panama and the West Indies.
Also known as Jucaro tree.
Salt tolerant because of its dense foliage.
Rapid growing tree.
Greenish white flowers.
Fruit is inedible.

(Source: Majesty I, 1982)

Grows up to 500 ft. tall.
Called "geometry" tree because it develops an odd forming branch habit.
Good shade and street tree.

(Source: Rauch, Weissich, 2000)

Also known as Black Olive tree.
Tree is highly valued for its wood.
Source of tannins.

(Source: UTP,2014)

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Ginkgo (Maidenhair) Tree - Ginkgo biloba

11/6/2016

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Fossil tree from the age of Dinosaurs 150 million years ago.
First introduced to the western world between 1727-1737 when planted in the Botanic Garden of the Netherlands.
Chinese called it "the tree with leaves like a ducks' foot" in the Chinese Herbal which was published in 1578.
First tree was planted in the U.S. in 1784 near Philadelphia.
Usually tree reaches about 100 ft. in height.
Also known as Ginkgo tree.
Leaves are a light green/yellow color and shaped like maidenhair.
Fruit is edible, but smells terrible.

(Source: Majesty II, 1991)

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Gold Tree – Roeodendron donnell-smithii

11/5/2016

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Can reach up to 100 ft. in height.
From tropical Mexico/Central America.
Produces golden/yellow blossoms in the winter season.
Valuable wood for cabinet work.
Also known as “white mahogany”.
It likes heat/dryness.

Source: (Majesty II, 1991)

Flowering season is highly variable.
Good wind and drought tolerance, but not good salt tolerance.
Well used in large gardens, parks, groves, and avenue, plantings.
Bignoniaceae (Catalpa Family).

Source: (Rauch, 2000)

Brought to Hawai’i in the later half of the 19th century.

Source: (Wageman, 2008)

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Guachapele - Albizia guachapele

11/4/2016

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Rounded, spreading crown.
Usually grows up to 30-60 ft. tall.
Exceptionally ones can grow to 150 ft. tall.
Rapid growing tree.
Produces good quality timber.
Native to South America, Panama to Mexico, and mainly along the Pacific coast.
Golden dye is collected from wood.
Flower is white and wispy looking.

(Source: UTP, 2014)

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Hame - Antidesma platyphyllum

11/3/2016

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Small, evergreen tree.
Grows up to 12-30 ft. tall and some trees can reach up to 45 ft.
Fruit is edible bearing a purple, pink berry.
Native to the Pacific Islands - Hawaii.
Fruits are used in syrup and jelly.
It prefers a moist habitat.
Wood is good for boat making.

(Source: UTP, 2014)

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Hau- Hibiscus tiliaceus

11/2/2016

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Found worldwide along tropic shores and rivers.

Height can reach up to 30 ft.
Fast growing.
Bright, yellow flowers are used in leis.

Source: (Rauch,2000)

Also known as beach hibiscus.
It can grow in a wide range of soils.
Wood is used for canoe parts, crafts, and fuel wood.
Culturally significant throughout the Pacific.
Flowers are very fragile and fall the same day they open.
Leaves are heart-shaped.
Grows best in full sun.

Source: (Elevitch, 2006)

Sap best used for medicine.
Brought to Hawaii by Polynesian settlers.

Source: (Wageman, 2008)

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Ho'awa - Pittosporum hosmeri

11/1/2016

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Native to Hawaii.
Grows up to 30 ft. tall.
Dense canopy of leaves.
Flowers are white and produce a strong fragrant at night.
Prefers well drained soil with lots of sunlight.

(Source: Rauch, 2000.)

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Hog Palm - Spondias mombin

10/31/2016

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Also known as Yellow mombin.
Can reach up to a height of 75 ft.
Native to South and Central America.
Edible fruit that has a orange-yellow color.
Humid tropical climates.
Bark and flowers have medicinal purposes.
Water from the roots can be drunk when fresh water in unavailable.
They can be planted to provide shade for coffee plants.

(Source: UTP, 2014)

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Hoop Pine – Araucaria cunninghami

10/30/2016

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Height can reach up to 120 ft. (90 ft. in only 40-50 years).
From Northern Quuensland/Melanesian Islands.
Used for their wood (flooring/furniture).
Very common commericially important softwood on Australia.
Introduced to Hawaii in 1880.

Source: (Majesty II, 1991)

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Hutu - Barringtonia asiatica

10/29/2016

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Another common name is Barringtonia.
Can grow up to 60 ft. tall.
Dense, spreading canopy.
Harvested for food, medicine and as a source of wood.
Fruit is toxic.
Fresh fruit is used as bait for fish.
Can find them around the shores of the India and Pacific Oceans from Madagascar, Asia, Australia, and Pacific Islands.
Young fruits are cooked for a long time and then eaten as a vegetable in India-China.

(Source: UTP, 2014)

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Indian Banyan – Ficus benghalensis

10/28/2016

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Can reach up to 100 ft. and its canopy can extend out over a large area.
The wood from the aerial roots can be made into a wide variety of products.

Source: (Majesty II, 1991)

Native to India/Pakistan.
Hindus believe that the banyan is the tree “representing eternal life”.
Useful as shade trees.
“Trunk circle” can reach 600 ft. in diameter once aerial roots form outward meandering trunks.
Leaves are oval shape with lateral veins.
Leaves are small 1-2 cm.
Fig fruits are red when ripe.
Wood that is sometimes used to make furniture.

Source: (KRBG)

Grows in almost any well-drained soil and has moderate drought and salt tolerance and good wind tolerance.
Sacred to Hindus.
Aerial roots and accessory trunks.
Moraceae (Mulberry Family).
Other names: Banyan, Vada tree.

Source: (Rauch, 2000)

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Indian Gooseberry - Phyllanthus emblica

10/27/2016

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Translucent fruit.
High Vitamin C.
Native to Malaya and India.
A drink made from the fruit is used to cure coughs.
Bark and fruit is extracted and used for many different purposes.
Rare in Hawaii.
Used as an ornament.

(Source: Majesty I, 1982)

Also known as the Emblic tree.
Grows from 22.5 - 54 ft. tall, but can sometimes reach up to 60 ft.
Evergreen tree.
Medicinal properties.

(Source: UTP, 2014)

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Indian Rubber - Ficus elastica

10/26/2016

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Also known as rubber plant.
Can grow up to 16.5 ft.
Tall, abundant aerial roots from the trunk to the main branches.
Tree is harvested for local use as food, medicine, and a source of latex.
Trade in the latex of this tree stopped by 1920.
Native to East Asia.
Found in a hill forest habitat.
Aerial roots eventually take over host root with dense foliage.

(Source: UTP, 2014)

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Ironwood - Casuarina equisetifolia

10/25/2016

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Very hard wood, but splits and cracks easy, so it is not good for building.
Named after an Australian bird.
In Pacific from Australia to Malaysia.
Introduced in 1882.
Called "toa" or warrior by Tahitians.
They believed the tree sprang up from bodies of fallen warriors whose blood became the red sap, and their hair for leaves.

Source: (Majesty I, 1982)

Good for erosion control and source of firewood.

Source: (Majesty II, 1991)

Grows up to 80 ft. high.
Tolerant of most soils, even pure sand.
Used as a windbreaker at the seashore.

Source: (Rauch, 2000)

Also known as "beach she-oak".
Native to Australia and coastal SE Asia.
Rapid growing tree.
In Tahiti, the tree represented the warrior god, Oro.

Source: (Elevitch, 2006)

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Jacaranda - Jacaranda mimosifolia

10/24/2016

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Native to northwestern Argentina.
Deciduous tree.
Reaches 50 ft. in height.
Bears flowers in spring and summer.
Seed pods are used in dried arrangements.
Poor salt tolerance.

(Source: Rauch, 2000)

Plant is classified as "Vulnerable" in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Plant has medicinal properties.
Bark and roots are used in treatment of syphilis.
Habitat is bush land, wooded ravines, and riverbanks.

(Source: UTP, 2014)

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Cookpine - Araucaria columnaris

Date Palm - Phoenix dactylifera

Divi-Divi - Caesalpinia coriaria

Dogbone - Polyscias nodosa

Doum Palm - Hyphaene thebaica

Durian - Durio zibethinus

Earpod -Enterolobium cyclocarpum

False Kamani - Terminalia catappa

False Olive - Elaeodendron orientale

Fuschia Tree - Schotia brachypetala

Geometry Tree - Bucida buceras

Ginkgo (Maidenhair) Tree - Ginkgo biloba

Gold Tree – Roeodendron donnell-smithii

Guachapele - Albizia guachapele

Hame - Antidesma platyphyllum

Hau- Hibiscus tiliaceus

Ho'awa - Pittosporum hosmeri

Hog Palm - Spondias mombin

Hoop Pine – Araucaria cunninghami

Hutu - Barringtonia asiatica

Indian Banyan – Ficus benghalensis

Indian Gooseberry - Phyllanthus emblica

Indian Rubber - Ficus elastica

Ironwood - Casuarina equisetifolia

Jacaranda - Jacaranda mimosifolia

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