Pittosporum glabrum
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Hawa or Koolau Range cheesewood PittosporaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated)The wood was used in making gunwales for canoes by early Hawaiians. Medicinally, the outer layer of the fruit valves of hawa (Pittosporum spp.) were used. They were pounded and used externally on sores.NPH00014nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Pittosporum_glabrum
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- Pittosporum (cheesewood)
- Pittosporum glabrum (Koolau Range Cheesewood)
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