Rhus sandwicensis
| Rhus sandwicensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Rhus |
| Species: | R. sandwicensis |
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| Rhus sandwicensis A.Gray |
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Rhus chinensis var. sandwicensis (A.Gray) Deg. & Greenwell |
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Rhus sandwicensis, commonly known as Neneleau or Hawaiian Sumac, is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It is small tree, reaching a height of 4.5–7.5 m (15–25 ft) and a trunk diameter of 10–30 cm (3.9–12 in). Neneleau inhabits dry, coastal mesic, mixed mesic and wet forests at elevations of 180–610 m (590–2,000 ft) on all main islands.[1]
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[edit] Uses
Neneleau wood was used by Native Hawaiians to make laʻau lomi lomi (massage sticks) and ʻumeke (calabashes).[2]
[edit] Cultural significance
Neneleau is mentioned in the Kumulipo, the Hawaiian creation chant.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Neneleau, Hawaiian sumac" (PDF). Common Forest Trees of Hawaii (Native and Introduced). United States Forest Service. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/trees/CommonTreesHI/CFT_Rhus_sandwicensis.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ a b Medeiros, A. C.; C.F. Davenport; C.G. Chimera (1998) (PDF). Auwahi: Ethnobotany of a Hawaiian Dryland Forest. Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. pp. 35–36. http://www.hear.org/naturalareas/auwahi/ethnobotany_of_auwahi.pdf. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
[edit] External links
Media related to Rhus sandwicensis at Wikimedia Commons 
Data related to Rhus sandwicensis at Wikispecies
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