Myoporum stellatum
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[syn. Myoporum sandwicense var. stellatum]Naio or Bastard sandalwoodMyoporaceae or Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu only)EndangeredBarbers Point, OahuEarly Hawaiians used the wood of naio (aaka). The larger branches and trunks for posts, rafters and thatching poles or purlins in homes (hale) and for netting needles or shuttles.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Myoporum_stellatum
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- Life (biota)
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida
- Streptophyta (streptophytes)
- Embryophytes (land plants)
- Tracheophyta (vascular plants)
- Spermatophytes (seed plants)
- Angiosperms (flowering plants)
- Eudicots
- Superasterids
- Asterids
- Lamiales (mints, plantains, olives, and allies)
- Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
- Myoporum (myoporum)
- Myoporum stellatum
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