Hawaiian Name(s): ‘ohe makai, ‘ohe, ‘ohe kukuluae‘o, ‘ohekai, ‘ohe ‘ohe (Ni‘ihau)

Scientific Name: Reynoldsia sandwicensis

Vernacular Name: none

Family: Araliaceae

Status: endemic

Authority: A.Gray

Description: Tree to 30 m tall.

Habitat On most main islands in low, dry forest, occasionally in mesic forest from 30–800 m on most of the main islands (Wagner et al. 1990:231–232).

Medicines:

Non Medicinal Uses: Wood used to make stilts (kukulua‘e or ae‘o) (Krauss 1993:89; Malo 1951:22).

Specific gravity of wood: unknown

Famous Locations:

Mele:

`Ōlelo Noeau:

Dye Color and Parts:

Kino lau:

Location on Bishop Museum Kalihi Campus: between Konia & Paki, against back coral wall.

Propagation Information: Intermediate. Seeds from ripe fruit planted in vermiculite, germinates in 2-6 weeks; shaded areas seem better when planted out (Culliney and Koebele 1999:126–128).
Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database.
Native Plants Hawaii.

Seed: Seed length approximately 4.5 mm. Photograph: B.Kennedy.
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Microscopy
Cross Section: Field of view: 2.6 mm x 1.6 mm. Photograph: H.Lennstrom.
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Radial Section: Field of view: 2.6 mm x 1.6 mm. Photograph: H.Lennstrom.
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Tangential Section: Field of view: 2.6 mm x 1.6 mm. Photograph: H.Lennstrom.
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