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Kōlea lau nui Primulaceae Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands Manukā, Hawaiʻi Island

Early Hawaiians used the strong wood for posts, gunwales for canoes, and beams in hale construction as well as to make anvils for beating kapa (tapa). The pinkish bark produces a red sap was used to make red dye and the wood charcoal to make black dye. The bark, leaves, and flowers of kōlea (Mysine spp.) were used medicinally to treat pāʻaoʻao (childhood disease, with physical weakening) and ʻea (thrush).

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Myrsine lessertiana

Author David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA

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