Herbarium Blackwellianum emendatum et auctum, id est, Elisabethae Blackwell collectio stirpium.Norimbergae : Typis Io. Iosephi Fleischmanni, 1750-1773..biodiversitylibrary.org/page/291487
MakouApiaceae (Parsley or Carrot family)Endemic to the Hawaiian IslandsEndangeredOahu (Cultivated)In early Hawaii, the tap root was cooked and eaten by babies and elderly people for medicinal purposes.
Hawaii scaleseed or Hawaii spermolepisApiaceae (Parsley or Carrot family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (All the main islands except Niihau and Kahoolawe; now extinct on Molokai)NatureServe: ImperiledOahu (Cultivated)EtymologyThe generic name Spermolepis is derived from the Greek sperma, seed, and lepis, scale, referring to the frequently bumpy (tuberculate) or spiny fruit.The specific epithet hawaiiensis, belonging to Hawaii.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Spermolepis_hawaiiensis
This is a widespread species known as Culantro with medicinal and condiment uses. Neotropical, now more widely planted. Photo from an island in the Amazon River. In context at www.dixpix.ca/Amazon/flora/asterids/index.html