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lapa or LapalapaAraliaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsMt. Kaala, OahuEarly Hawaiians used the fruit, leaves and bark of lapa to produce a bluish-black dye.Medicinally, the inner bark was mixed with other plants and used for ph (abscess, burst sore, ulcer), pala (infected boil), and aai inoino (spreading sore, infection or cancer).The bark was also used for scenting kapa (tapa), which can have an unpleasant odor. Specifically, lapa bark and kpaoa (Dubautia spp.) was used to scent mmaki kapa.
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Arizona, United States
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Vermont, Wisconsin, United States
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Enterprise, Oregon, United States
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2011-10-22 Lower Austria, district Mdling - Eichkogel (320 msm Quadrant 7963/2).German name: Sichel-HasenohrFruit
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image of Zizia aurea GOLDEN ALEXANDERS at the James Woodworth Prairie Preserve - showing a single flower head at full bloom, top down, detailing the umbel shape of the individual flower heads and supporting structure.This species is featured in the book Abundant Splendor: Wildflowers of the Tall Grass Prairie, which is now available for purchase. Contact frank@black-sweater-art.com for more information.
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Hawaii scaleseed or Hawaii spermolepisApiaceae (Parsley or Carrot family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (All the main islands except Niihau and Kahoolawe; now extinct on Molokai)NatureServe: ImperiledOahu (Cultivated)EtymologyThe generic name Spermolepis is derived from the Greek sperma, seed, and lepis, scale, referring to the frequently bumpy (tuberculate) or spiny fruit.The specific epithet hawaiiensis, belonging to Hawaii.
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Spermolepis_hawaiiensis
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Christmas, Florida, United States
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Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
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[syn. Pittosporum confertiflorumHawaPittosporaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated)
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A common shrub on the Patagonian steppes.
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Hidden Valley, Queensland, Australia
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HawaEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsRestricted to Kalawao and Huelo Islet, MolokaiRareOahu (cultivated)
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Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia
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open fruit, with seeds, of Pittosporum bicolor. Errinundra NP, Vic.
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Young flower of Pimpinella tomentosa from Apiaceae. The inflorescence is yet to develop completely.