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• Ochrosia
  '''''Ochrosia''''' is a genus of [[flowering plant]] in the [[Asclepias|milkweed]] family, [[Apocynaceae]]. ...rolla salver- form, the tube cylindrical and dilated at point of insertion of stamens, the throat constricted and glabrous; disk small or wanting: carpel
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• Hibiscadelphus
  ...ics if they can be rescued before destruction. See Rock, "Indigenous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands." L.H.B. ...for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
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• Syncarpia
  '''''Syncarpia''''' is a small [[genus]] of [[tree]]s in the myrtle family ([[Myrtaceae]]). They are native to [[Queens The species are commonly known as turpentine trees due to the odour of their resin.
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• Candlenut
  ...widely distributed in the New and Old World tropics. It grows to a height of 15-25 m, with wide spreading or pendulous branches. The [[leaf|leaves]] are *Several parts of the plant have been used in traditional medicine in most of the areas where it is native. The oil is an irritant and [[purgative]] and
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• Asplenium nidus
  ...ork|GRIN]] |work=Taxonomy for Plants |publisher=[[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]], [[Agricultural Research Service|ARS]], National Genetic ...as they brown and create a massive leaf nest in the branches and trunks of trees.
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• Mezoneurum
  ...h 2—4 seeds. Hawaiian Isls.—Intro, into Calif, in 1907. Called "uhuihi" in Hawaii. For cult.and prop. see Caesalpinia. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• Santalum
  |image_caption=The branches of a young ''[[Santalum paniculatum]]'' ...[Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i]] and the [[Juan Fernández Islands]] off the coast of [[South America]].
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• Acaena
  ...with a few species extending into the [[Northern Hemisphere]], north to [[Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i]] (''A. exigua'') and [[California]] (''A. pinnatifida''). ...|2|cm|in}} in diameter, with no petals. The [[fruit]] is also a dense ball of many [[seed]]s; in many (but not all) species the seeds bear a barbed arrow
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• Toona ciliata
  |image_caption=Small specimen of ''Toona ciliata'' ...ecorded ''T. ciliata'' tree in Australia grew near Nulla Nulla Creek, west of [[Kempsey, New South Wales]] and was felled in 1883<ref>http://www.colongwi
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• Sapindus
  ...include '''soapberry''' and '''soapnut''', both names referring to the use of the crushed [[seed]]s to make [[soap]]. ..., a natural [[surfactant]]. They have been used for washing for thousands of years by various peoples, such as the [[Native Americans in the United Stat
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• Aleurites
  | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> Aleurites (Greek, farinose or floury). Euphorbiaceae. Tropical trees grown for the oils they yield or sometimes for shade and ornament.
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• Juglans californica
  ...lnuts (Rhysocaryon).This article uses the ''The Jepson Manual'' convention of species, <ref>http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_cpn.pl?76333</ref><ref ...lson, and Spellenberg, ''National Wildlife Federation field Guide to Trees of North America'', 2008, Chanticleer Press, Inc. p. 229</ref>. It has a small
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• Syzygium malaccense
  ...); "Otaheite" is an obsolete [[Transcription (linguistics)|transcription]] of "Tahiti". Its [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]] name is '''''{{okina}}ōhi{{ok ...[[altitude]]s, from [[sea level]] up to {{convert|2740|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The trees themselves can grow from {{convert|12|-|18|m|ft|abbr=on}} in height. They f
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• Xylosma
  ...ly connate. Little known in cult.; prop. by seeds and probably by cuttings of half-ripened wood under glass. ...ng pair of glands at base of blade, 2-4 in. long: racemes short, axillary, of very small fls.: styles 6-7. Habitat unknown, probably Polynesia or Austral
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• Mimosa
  ...as led to [[weed]]y [[invasive species|invasion]] in some areas, notably [[Hawaii]]. Second, the ''[[Mimosa tenuiflora]]'', which is best known for its use i ...nically, what appears to be a single globular flower is actually a cluster of many individual ones.
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• Dodonaea
  | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> ...or Dodonaeus, about 1518-1585, royal physician and author). Sapin- daceae. Trees and shrubs, somewhat planted in S. Fla. and S. Calif. for ornament.
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• Coprosma
  | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> ...tid odor of the plants). Rubiaceae. Shrubs or small trees, often trailing, of New Zealand, Australia and Polynesia, sometimes planted for the pretty frui
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• Umbrella Tree
  ...the top of the tree. It often grows as an [[epiphyte]] on other rainforest trees.<ref>Martin (2005), p. 43.</ref> It produces racemes up to 2 metres (6.5&nb ...[Flying Fox]]es.<ref>Beasley (2006).</ref> Its leaves are a favourite food of the [[Bennett's Tree-kangaroo]] (''Dendrolagus bennettianus'').<ref>Pers. c
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• Diospyros
  ...liage and partly for their edible fruits; some species are valuable timber trees. Deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs, with alternate, rarely opposite, entire lvs., without stipules:
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• Mangosteen
  ...tree grows from 7 to 25 m (20–80 [[foot|ft]]) tall. The rind ([[exocarp]]) of the edible [[fruit]] is deep reddish purple when [[Ripening|ripe]]. Botanic ...ort branches mainly on the outside of the tree, and are striking by reason of their persistent large leathery light green calyx-lobes.
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