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ʻAkiahala, ʻakiohala, Linden-leaf rosemallow, Lindenleaf rosemallow Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands Oʻahu (Cultivated)

ʻAkiohala were cultivated by the early Hawaiians. The bases of the buds of hau hele (H. arnottianus, H. furcellatus) were chewed by the mother and given to infants as a laxative. Children would chew and swallow seeds for general weakness of the body.

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www.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Hibiscus_furcellatus
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Hibiscus furcellatus

Author David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA
Camera location 21° 23′ 56.03″ N, 157° 58′ 04.2″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap info

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