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Wellingrove, New South Wales, Australia
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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[syn. Mariscus javanicus]Polynesian Names: Ahuawa (Hawaii); Ehuawa (Hawaii), Mahele (Uvea); Mhelehele (Tonga); Mselehele (Futuna); Mauku tatau tai (Cook Islands); Mou haari (Society Islands); Mouku (Marquesas); Mouu (Austral Islands, Marquesas); Selesele (Samoa) CyperaceaeIndigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated)Early Hawaiians pounded stems of ahuawa until they were only fibers and used them as strainers for awa or niu (coconut), and as cordage. Fibers soaked for a few hours to free pulp, dried in the sun for a day or two, and then could be used. The fibers were very durable lasting two years or more. The cordage was used for cords (hwele) or nets (kk puupuu) designed to carry umeke (food or water containers).The stringy fibers were also made into brushes to paint color onto tapa.The leaves and seed/fruit were used in lei.
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Cyperus_javanicus
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Dyckia lunaris E. LemeBROMELIACEAELocal: Chapada dos Veadeiros, Alto Paraso, Gois, Brasil. Ref.: Zenilton Gayoso Miranda.Agradecimento: a Zenilton Gayoso Miranda, pela ID da espcie.
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Flowering thick-stemmed sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum), Zembe, Mozambique.
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This is unusual in that the flower stock sprouts from the ground. Found in the westernmost Amazon Basin. Here in Colombia it is known as Caabre and it used for coughs.
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Bukit Cherakah, Selangor, Malaysia. Heliconia angusta Vell. syn. Heliconia agustifolia Hook., Heliconia bicolor Benth., Heliconia brasiliensis Hook. Heliconiaceae. CN: Brazilian Heliconia. Native of Brazil.
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Tall Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos flavidus) in cultivation at the Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, ACT, Australia. Photographed on 1 January 1972.Digitised from a slide. The original slide, which is of higher quality, is held.
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United States
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New South Wales, Australia
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Christmas, Florida, United States
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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The Ecuadorian Ivory Nut Palm or Tagua, with a nut cluster that will yield "vegetable ivory". Sacha Lodge Reserve, Ecuador.
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LouluArecaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Hawaii Island only)IUCN: EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)Loulu, pronounced low-loo, means "umbrella," because the leaves were formerly used as protection from rain or sun.The fruits, called hwane or whane, were peeled and eaten by early Hawaiians. They collected young fruits. The flavor of young fruit with the soft interior is similar to coconut. The trunks loulu were notched for climbing to gather the immature fruits and fronds. Older specimens still bear notches that can be seen today.The fronds, or leaves, called lau hwane were used by the early Hawaiians for thatching and more recently as plaiting such as papale (hats) and fans.
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Pritchardia_lanigera
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Syagrus comosa (Mart.) Mart.ARECACEAE Local: Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros, Alto Paraso, Gois, Brasil.Ref.: Lorenzi, H. et al. Flora Brasileira: Arecaceae (Palmeiras). Plantarum, 2010.
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Puya berteronianaTurquoise Puya. From the mountains of Chile. Photographed in a private garden in Berkeley, CA.
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Hb. FH 2011/083 - Herbarium Falkner Hermann (2011/No 083) (DIN A4)leg.: Falkner Hermann, 2011-08-18: Niedersterreich, Bezirk Wiener Neustadt Land - Wechsel, Schberlriegel (hart an der Landesgrenze zur Steiermark/ Bezirk Weiz): 1670 msm Quadrant 8461/1.det.: Falkner Hermann, nach Fischer & al., Exkursionsflora A/FL/SdT (2008 3. A.)Dt: Brstling; English: (Moor) Matgrass, Nard GrassSynonyme (D, CH): Borstgras, Hirschhaar