Hawaiian Name(s): mokihana, mokehana

Scientific Name: Melicope anisata

Vernacular Name: none

Family: Rutaceae

Status: endemic

Authority: (H.Mann) T.G.Hartley & B.C.Stone

Description: Shrubs or sometimes shrubby tree 2-8 m.

Habitat Common in diverse mesic to wet forest 370-1300 m (Kaua‘i) (Wagner et al. 1990:1183).

Medicines:

Non Medicinal Uses: Seed capsules used in lei (Abbott 1992:125; Krauss 1993:77) and for scenting kapa due to the strong anise-scent of the plant (Abbott 1992:58; Krauss 1993:70).

Specific gravity of wood: unknown

Famous Locations:

Mele: "Ke 'ala laua‘e, ‘ea ‘ea/ ‘O ka pua mokihana, ‘ea ‘ea" line in "Na Hala o Naue" "Lei ana i ka mokihana" line in "Maika‘i Kaua‘i" (Elbert & Mahoe 1970).

`Ōlelo Noeau:

Dye Color and Parts:

Kino lau:

Location on Bishop Museum Kalihi Campus:

Propagation Information: Native Plants Hawaii.