lei or Hawaiian hawthornRosaceaeIndigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsHawaii Island (Cultivated)Early Hawaiians used the seeds and buds as a laxative for babies. The leaves, root bark and salt were pounded together and the liquid used for deep cuts.The small white sweet fruits were eaten and is similar in taste to rose petals. They produced a lavender to purple dye for kapa (tapa). Both the fruit and flowers of lei were used in lei making.NPH00011nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Osteomeles_anthyllidif...
lei or Hawaiian hawthornRosaceaeIndigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated)Early Hawaiians used the seeds and buds as a laxative for babies. The leaves, root bark and salt were pounded together and the liquid used for deep cuts.The small white sweet fruits were eaten and is similar in taste to rose petals. They produced a lavender to purple dye for kapa (tapa). Both the fruit and flowers of lei were used in lei making.NPH00007nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Osteomeles_anthyllidif...
lei or Hawaiian hawthornRosaceaeIndigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsHawaii Island (Cultivated)Early Hawaiians used the seeds and buds as a laxative for babies. The leaves, root bark and salt were pounded together and the liquid used for deep cuts.The small white sweet fruits were eaten and is similar in taste to rose petals. They produced a lavender to purple dye for kapa (tapa). Both the fruit and flowers of lei were used in lei making.NPH00002nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Osteomeles_anthyllidif...
lei or Hawaiian hawthornRosaceaeIndigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated)Early Hawaiians used the seeds and buds as a laxative for babies. The leaves, root bark and salt were pounded together and the liquid used for deep cuts.The small white sweet fruits were eaten and is similar in taste to rose petals. They produced a lavender to purple dye for kapa (tapa). Both the fruit and flowers of lei were used in lei making.NPH00003nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Osteomeles_anthyllidif...
lei or Hawaiian hawthornRosaceaeIndigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsOahuEarly Hawaiians used the seeds and buds as a laxative for babies. The leaves, root bark and salt were pounded together and the liquid used for deep cuts.The small white sweet fruits were eaten and is similar in taste to rose petals. They produced a lavender to purple dye for kapa (tapa). Both the fruit and flowers of lei were used in lei making.NPH00010nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Osteomeles_anthyllidif...
lei or Hawaiian hawthornRosaceaeIndigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsOahuEarly Hawaiians used the seeds and buds as a laxative for babies. The leaves, root bark and salt were pounded together and the liquid used for deep cuts.The small white sweet fruits were eaten and is similar in taste to rose petals. They produced a lavender to purple dye for kapa (tapa). Both the fruit and flowers of lei were used in lei making.EtymologyThe generic name Osteomeles comes from the Greek osteon, bone, and melon, apple, in reference to the pome-type fruit with its hard endocarps (seed shell).The specific epithet anthyllidifolia literally means "with Anthyllis-like leaves." Anthyllis is a genus of plants in the Fabaceae or Pea family.NPH00013nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Osteomeles_anthyllidif...
lei or Hawaiian hawthornRosaceaeIndigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsOahuEarly Hawaiians used the seeds and buds as a laxative for babies. The leaves, root bark and salt were pounded together and the liquid used for deep cuts.The small white sweet fruits were eaten and is similar in taste to rose petals. They produced a lavender to purple dye for kapa (tapa). Both the fruit and flowers of lei were used in lei making.EtymologyThe generic name Osteomeles comes from the Greek osteon, bone, and melon, apple, in reference to the pome-type fruit with its hard endocarps (seed shell).The specific epithet anthyllidifolia literally means "with Anthyllis-like leaves." Anthyllis is a genus of plants in the Fabaceae or Pea family.NPH00012nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Osteomeles_anthyllidif...
lei or Hawaiian hawthornRosaceae (Rose family)Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (All main islands except Niihau and Kahoolawe); also occurring in the Cook Islands, Tonga, Rarotonga, Rapa Iti in the Austral Islands, and a single remaining plant on Pitcairn Island.Oahu (Cultivated)Early Hawaiians used the seeds and buds as a laxative for babies. The leaves, root bark and salt were pounded together and the liquid used for deep cuts.The small white sweet fruits were eaten and is similar in taste to rose petals. They produced a lavender to purple dye for kapa (tapa). Both the fruit and flowers of lei were used in lei making.EtymologyThe generic name Osteomeles comes from the Greek osteon, bone, and melon, apple, in reference to the pome-type fruit with its hard endocarps (seed shell).The specific epithet anthyllidifolia literally means "with Anthyllis-like leaves." Anthyllis is a genus of plants in the Fabaceae or Pea family.NPH00009nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Osteomeles_anthyllidif...
lei or Hawaiian hawthornRosaceaeIndigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsOahuEarly Hawaiians used the seeds and buds as a laxative for babies. The leaves, root bark and salt were pounded together and the liquid used for deep cuts.The small white sweet fruits were eaten and is similar in taste to rose petals. They produced a lavender to purple dye for kapa (tapa). Both the fruit and flowers of lei were used in lei making.NPH00014nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Osteomeles_anthyllidif...
lei or Hawaiian hawthornRosaceaeIndigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsHawaii Island (Cultivated)Early Hawaiians used the seeds and buds as a laxative for babies. The leaves, root bark and salt were pounded together and the liquid used for deep cuts.The small white sweet fruits were eaten and is similar in taste to rose petals. They produced a lavender to purple dye for kapa (tapa). Both the fruit and flowers of lei were used in lei making.NPH00012nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Osteomeles_anthyllidif...
lei or Hawaiian hawthornRosaceae (Rose family)Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (All main islands except Niihau and Kahoolawe); also occurring in the Cook Islands, Tonga, Rarotonga, Rapa Iti in the Austral Islands, and a single remaining plant on Pitcairn Island.Oahu (Cultivated)Early Hawaiians used the seeds and buds as a laxative for babies. The leaves, root bark and salt were pounded together and the liquid used for deep cuts.The small white sweet fruits were eaten and is similar in taste to rose petals. They produced a lavender to purple dye for kapa (tapa). Both the fruit and flowers of lei were used in lei making.EtymologyThe generic name Osteomeles comes from the Greek osteon, bone, and melon, apple, in reference to the pome-type fruit with its hard endocarps (seed shell).The specific epithet anthyllidifolia literally means "with Anthyllis-like leaves." Anthyllis is a genus of plants in the Fabaceae or Pea family.NPH00008nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Osteomeles_anthyllidif...