Chrysodracon spp. (formerly Pleomele)
Hala pepe
Asparagaceae: Nolinoideae
Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands
Oʻahu (Cultivated)
The six species belonging to the genus Chrysodracon are all endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Left rear: Chrysodracon forbesii (IUCN: Endangered) and right rear: C. halapepe (IUCN: Vulnerable) are both endemic to Oʻahu; front: C. hawaiiensis (IUCN: Endangered) endemic to Hawaiʻi Island.
Early Hawaiians used the leaves in bathing and steam baths for chills (liʻa), headaches, fever, and thought to stop burning temperature or sensation.
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Pleomele_forbesii
Chrysodracon spp. (formerly Pleomele)
Hala pepe
Asparagaceae: Nolinoideae
Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands
Oʻahu (Cultivated)
The six species belonging to the genus Chrysodracon are all endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Left rear: Chrysodracon forbesii (IUCN: Endangered) and right rear: C. halapepe (IUCN: Vulnerable) are both endemic to Oʻahu; front: C. hawaiiensis (IUCN: Endangered) endemic to Hawaiʻi Island.
Early Hawaiians used the leaves in bathing and steam baths for chills (liʻa), headaches, fever, and thought to stop burning temperature or sensation.
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Pleomele_forbesii