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kia or Hawaii false oheloThymelaeaceae (Daphne family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Hawaii Island only)Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii IslandFlowers
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5179226895/in/photostream/Roots, bark, leaves and stems were used as a poison to stupefy fish called hola which were then gathered by the early Hawaiians. The plant parts were crushed, placed in a porous container, and sunk in salt water pools. The fish were safe to eat because kia is not known to be poisonous to warm-blooded creatures by means of this fishing method.EtymologyThe genus is named for Johan Emanuel Wikstrm (1789-1856), a Swedish botanist and author of several papers on Thymelaeaceae.The specific epithet phillyreifolia is derived from the Latin Phillyrea, a genus in the Olive family (Oleaceae), and folius, leaves, referring to the leaves resembling Phillyrea spp.NPH00001
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kia or Kohala false oheloThymelaeaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated)
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Th Trn Tam o, Vinh Phuc, Vietnam
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kia or Hawaii false oheloThymelaeaceae (Daphne family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Hawaii Island only)Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii IslandRoots, bark, leaves and stems were used as a poison to stupefy fish called hola which were then gathered by the early Hawaiians. The plant parts were crushed, placed in a porous container, and sunk in salt water pools. The fish were safe to eat because kia is not known to be poisonous to warm-blooded creatures by means of this fishing method.EtymologyThe genus is named for Johan Emanuel Wikstrm (1789-1856), a Swedish botanist and author of several papers on Thymelaeaceae.The specific epithet phillyreifolia is derived from the Latin Phillyrea, a genus in the Olive family (Oleaceae), and folius, leaves, referring to the leaves resembling Phillyrea spp.NPH00002
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kia or Kohala false oheloThymelaeaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated)
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Open rocky terrain, Kilauea Iki Crater, Hawaii Island, Sept. 20th 2010, image I10-2429. This shrub in the Thymelaeaceae is endemic to this island.
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kia or Kohala false oheloThymelaeaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated)
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kia or Hawaii false oheloThymelaeaceae (Daphne family)Endemic to the Hawaiian IslandsHawaii Volcanoes National Park, HawaiiRoots, bark, leaves and stems were used as a poison to stupefy fish called hola which were then gathered by the early Hawaiians. The plant parts were crushed, placed in a porous container, and sunk in salt water pools. The fish were safe to eat because kia is not known to be poisonous to warm-blooded creatures by means of this fishing method.EtymologyThe genus is named for Johan Emanuel Wikstrm (1789-1856), a Swedish botanist and author of several papers on Thymelaeaceae.The specific epithet phillyreifolia is derived from the Latin Phillyrea, a genus in the Olive family (Oleaceae), and folius, leaves, referring to the leaves resembling Phillyrea spp.NPH00003
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kia or Kohala false oheloThymelaeaceae (Daphne family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (South Kohala and north Kona districts on Hawaii Island)Oahu (Cultivated)kia bark was used by early Hawaiians as a source of fiber material for ropes. Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii, B. Peterson (1990) states that Species of Wikestroemia have furnished one of the strongest Hawaiian fibers, used in making ropes and braids. It is also said to have been used in making kapa. Measurements made from fibers of branches desiccated for 6 months demonstrated that the density of Wikestroemia fibers was about the same as that of New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax) and ramie (Boehmeria nivea)."The wood, likely from larger species, was used as auamo (carrying sticks) and also used as a type of ceremonial firewood in anaana magic (Kamakau 1991).Medicinally, the sap of kia (Wikestroemia spp.) mixed with niu (coconut) and k kea (white sugarcane) was taken internally with uala (sweet potato) as a purgative. The leaves and leaf buds were mixed with the bark of hia ai (Syzygium malaccense) and uhaloa root (Waltheria indica), niu, k aina kea (a sugarcane variety). Plant material was pounded, water added, strained, and the liquid taken internally for waipua paa (leukorrhea) and nae klou (shortness of breath?).Roots, bark, leaves and stems were used as a poison to stupefy fish called hola which were then gathered by the early Hawaiians. The plant parts were crushed, placed in a porous container, and sunk in salt water pools. The fish were safe to eat because kia is not known to be poisonous to warm-blooded creatures by means of this fishing method.EtymologyThe genus is named for Johan Emanuel Wikstrm (1789-1856), a Swedish botanist and author of several papers on Thymelaeaceae.The specific Latin pulcherrima, most handsome or most beautiful, is superlative of pulcher, handsome or beautiful.
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Open rocky terrain, Kilauea Iki Crater, Hawaii Island, Sept. 20th 2010, image I10-2430. This shrub in the Thymelaeaceae is endemic to this island. The showy tubular flower here is the calyx, there are no petals.
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kia or Hawaii false oheloThymelaeaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Hawaii Island only)Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii IslandFruit
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5179829954/in/photostream/Roots, bark, leaves and stems were used as a poison to stupefy fish called hola which were then gathered by the early Hawaiians. The plant parts were crushed, placed in a porous container, and sunk in salt water pools. The fish were safe to eat because kia is not known to be poisonous to warm-blooded creatures by means of this fishing method.EtymologyThe genus is named for Johan Emanuel Wikstrm (1789-1856), a Swedish botanist and author of several papers on Thymelaeaceae.The specific epithet phillyreifolia is derived from the Latin Phillyrea, a genus in the Olive family (Oleaceae), and folius, leaves, referring to the leaves resembling Phillyrea spp.NPH00004
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This plant is endemic to Hawaii. The name of this area, Kau Desert, is misleading. While it does look like a desert, it receives 60+ inches of rain a year.
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This plant is endemic to Hawaii. The name of this area, Kau Desert, is misleading. While it does look like a desert, it receives 60+ inches of rain a year.
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This plant is endemic to Hawaii. This location is in an open area of the mesic Ohia Lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) forest between Kilauea and Kilauea Iki, around 3700 ft. (1128 m).
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This plant is endemic to Hawaii. The name of this area, Kau Desert, is misleading. While it does look like a desert, it receives 60+ inches of rain a year.
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