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Dracaena konaensis

[syn. Chrysodracon hawaiiensis, Dracaena hawaiiensis, Pleomele hawaiiensis]

Hala pepe or Hawaiʻi hala pepe

Asparagaceae: Nolinoideae

Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (leeward Hawaiʻi Island only)

Endangered

Hawaiʻi Island (Cultivated)

 

The seven species belonging to the subgenus Chrysodracon are all endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

 

Early Hawaiians used the leaves in bathing and steam baths for chills (liʻa), headaches, fever, and thought to stop burning temperature or sensation.

 

 

NPH00009

nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Pleomele_hawaiiensis

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Uploaded on February 19, 2012
Taken on May 29, 2008