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The following species are generally considered to be canoe plants in Hawai'i: |
The following species are generally considered to be canoe plants in Hawai'i: |
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*''[[Aleurites moluccana]]'' |
*''[[Aleurites moluccana]]'' (kuku'i or candlenut) |
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*''[[Alocasia macrorrhiza]]'' |
*''[[Alocasia macrorrhiza]]'' (giant taro or elephant ear) |
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*''[[Artocarpus altilis]]'' |
*''[[Artocarpus altilis]]'' (breadfruit) |
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*''[[Bambusa vulgaris]]'' |
*''[[Bambusa vulgaris]]'' (giant bamboo) |
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*''[[Broussonetia papyrifera]]'' |
*''[[Broussonetia papyrifera]]'' (paper mulberry) |
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*''[[Calophyllum inophyllum]]'' |
*''[[Calophyllum inophyllum]]'' |
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*''[[Cocos nucifera]]'' |
*''[[Cocos nucifera]]'' (coconut) |
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*''[[Colocasia esculenta]]'' |
*''[[Colocasia esculenta]]'' (taro or kalo) |
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*''[[Cordia subcordata]]'' |
*''[[Cordia subcordata]]'' (tou or kou) |
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*''[[Cordyline terminalis]]'' |
*''[[Cordyline terminalis]]'' (ti or ki) |
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*''[[Curcuma domestica]]'' |
*''[[Curcuma domestica]]'' (turmeric) |
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*''[[Dioscorea alata]]'' |
*''[[Dioscorea alata]]'' (a variant of yam) |
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*''[[Eugenia malaccensis]]'' |
*''[[Eugenia malaccensis]]'' (malay apple or mountain apple) |
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*''[[Hibiscus tiliaceus]]'' |
*''[[Hibiscus tiliaceus]]'' (hau) |
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*''[[Ipomoea batatas]]'' |
*''[[Ipomoea batatas]]'' (sweet potato) |
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*''[[Lageneria siceraria]]'' |
*''[[Lageneria siceraria]]'' (calabash) |
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*''[[Morinda citrifolia]]'' |
*''[[Morinda citrifolia]]'' (noni) |
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*''[[Musa spp.]]'' |
*''[[Musa spp.]]'' (banana) |
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*''[[Pandanus odoratissimus]]'' |
*''[[Pandanus odoratissimus]]'' (hala) |
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*''[[Piper methysticum]]'' |
*''[[Piper methysticum]]'' (kava) |
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*''[[Saccharum officinarum]]'' |
*''[[Saccharum officinarum]]'' (sugar cane) |
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*''[[Schizostachyum glaucifolium]]'' |
*''[[Schizostachyum glaucifolium]]'' (bamboo) |
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*''[[Tacca leontopetaloides]]'' |
*''[[Tacca leontopetaloides]]'' |
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*''[[Thespesia populnea]]'' |
*''[[Thespesia populnea]]'' (milo) |
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*''[[Touchardia latifolia]]'' |
*''[[Touchardia latifolia]]'' |
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*''[[Zingiber zerumbet]]'' |
*''[[Zingiber zerumbet]]'' ('awapuhi) |
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Though recent studies have shown that some of the above (such as ''[[Pandanus odoratissimus]]'' and ''[[Cordia subcordata]]'') actually predate human arrival, similar or additional varieties could also have been transported by Polynesians. |
Though recent studies have shown that some of the above (such as ''[[Pandanus odoratissimus]]'' and ''[[Cordia subcordata]]'') actually predate human arrival, similar or additional varieties could also have been transported by Polynesians. |
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Revision as of 00:07, 20 March 2007
Canoe plants or Polynesian introductions are plants taken from ancient Polynesia and transplanted to several different islands in the Pacific, covering an area of about 120,000 square miles. Sometime around 1,700 years ago, Polynesian explorers reached Hawai'i, bringing a variety of plants necessary for their survival and well-being.
The following species are generally considered to be canoe plants in Hawai'i:
- Aleurites moluccana (kuku'i or candlenut)
- Alocasia macrorrhiza (giant taro or elephant ear)
- Artocarpus altilis (breadfruit)
- Bambusa vulgaris (giant bamboo)
- Broussonetia papyrifera (paper mulberry)
- Calophyllum inophyllum
- Cocos nucifera (coconut)
- Colocasia esculenta (taro or kalo)
- Cordia subcordata (tou or kou)
- Cordyline terminalis (ti or ki)
- Curcuma domestica (turmeric)
- Dioscorea alata (a variant of yam)
- Eugenia malaccensis (malay apple or mountain apple)
- Hibiscus tiliaceus (hau)
- Ipomoea batatas (sweet potato)
- Lageneria siceraria (calabash)
- Morinda citrifolia (noni)
- Musa spp. (banana)
- Pandanus odoratissimus (hala)
- Piper methysticum (kava)
- Saccharum officinarum (sugar cane)
- Schizostachyum glaucifolium (bamboo)
- Tacca leontopetaloides
- Thespesia populnea (milo)
- Touchardia latifolia
- Zingiber zerumbet ('awapuhi)
Though recent studies have shown that some of the above (such as Pandanus odoratissimus and Cordia subcordata) actually predate human arrival, similar or additional varieties could also have been transported by Polynesians.