Polyscias (Tetraplasandra) hawaiensis
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[syn. Tetraplasandra hawaiensis]Ohe or Hawaii ohe Araliaceae (Aralia or Ginseng family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Molokai, Lnai, Maui, Hawaii Island)Lnaihale, Lnai, Hawaiian IslandsEarly Hawaiian Use:The fruits were used medicinally for babies. The mother would eat the fruits feed her baby through breast milk to cure paoao (childhood disease, with physical weaknesses) and ea (thrush) with no side effects.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Polyscias_hawaiensis
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- Angiosperms (Dicotyledons)
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- Apiales
- Araliaceae (ivy family)
- Polyscias (aralia)
- Polyscias hawaiensis (Hawaii 'Ohe)
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