[syn. Jacquemontia ovalifolia subsp. sandwicensis]Pohiiaka or Oval-leaf clustervineConvolvulaceae (Morning-glory family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (All the main islands)Oahu (Cultivated)White-flowered formFlowers of pohiiaka and ilimawww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5188180554/in/photostream/Habitwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5187580227/in/photostream/Dried leaves and stems were made into a tea or mixed with niu (coconut) and eaten by early Hawaiians.Medicinally, pohiiaka was used to treat babies with thrush (ea), as a laxative for lepo paa (constipation), and for babies with general weakness (paoao). It also was used to help babies and adults with eha makau (frightening pains or aches). The plant was mixed with kalo (taro) leaves and salt for cuts.EtymologyThe generic name Jacquemontia is named in behalf of Victor Jacquemont (1801-1832), a French geologist and botanical explorer.The specific epithet sandwicensis refers to the "Sandwich Islands," as the Hawaiian Islands were once called, and named by James Cook on one of his voyages in the 1770s. James Cook named the islands after John Montagu (The fourth Earl of Sandwich) for supporting Cook's voyages.NPH00006nativeplants.hawaii.edu/search/?query=jacquemontia
Found along the southern rim of the Neotropics, from Bolivia to northeastern Argentina. Known as Mini Angel's Trumpet in gardening. University of B.C. Gardens.
Dreyhundert auserlesene amerikanische Gewachse nach linneischer Ordnung..Nurnberg,Auf Kosten der Raspischen Buchh.,1785-88..biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3479959Tho often deadly, solanine found in nightshade sp. Solanum incanum used in Kenya 2 treat cutaneous mycotic infections biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3479959
Also known as the Giant Star Potato Tree. Of folk medicine interest, and widely planted in the tropics. Photo from Jardin Etnobotanico, Cuernavaca, Mexico.In context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/spuds/index.html
Native to the northwestern Andes, and beloved of hummingbirds, shamans and gardeners. A medicinal and ritual species, known as Corazon de Pollo. San Francisco Botancial Gardens.In context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/spuds/index.html