MauaSalicaceae (Willow family)Endemic to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated); origin: Hawaii IslandEarly Hawaiians used the hard, dense wood was for phaku kui ai (poi pounders).Modern Use:The wood is reddish brown with light and dark banding resembling growth rings. It is a heavy, hard wood, but easily worked.Fruits (Cultivated tree)www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/19655562490/in/photostream/Habit (wild tree)www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5436864033/in/photolist-...EtymologyThe generic name Xylosma is from the Greek xylon, wood, and osma, odor.The specific epithet hawaiiense refers to the fact that it is from, or belongs to, the Hawaiian Islands.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Xylosma_hawaiiense
MauaSalicaceae (Willow family)Endemic to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated); origin: Hawaii IslandEarly Hawaiians used the hard, dense wood was for poi pounders (phaku kui ai).Modern Use:The wood is reddish brown with light and dark banding resembling growth rings. It is a heavy, hard wood, but easily worked.Closeup of liko or new leaves (cultivated tree)www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5437479658/in/photolist-...Habit (wild tree)www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5436864033/in/photolist-...EtymologyThe generic name Xylosma is from the Greek xylon, wood, and osma, odor.The specific epithet hawaiiense refers to the fact that it is from, or belongs to, the Hawaiian Islands.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Xylosma_hawaiiense
MauaSalicaceae (Willow family)Endemic to the Hawaiian IslandsPuu Anahulu, Hawaii IslandEarly Hawaiians used the hard, dense wood was for phaku kui ai (poi pounders).Modern Use:The wood is reddish brown with light and dark banding resembling growth rings. It is a heavy, hard wood, but easily worked.EtymologyThe generic name Xylosma is from the Greek xylon, wood, and osma, odor.The specific epithet hawaiiense refers to the fact that it is from, or belongs to, the Hawaiian Islands.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Xylosma_hawaiiense
Maua (Xylosma hawaiiense)Salicaceae (Willow family)Endemic to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated); Hawaii Island formThis pollinator, the Oriental latrine fly (Chrysomya megacephala), Calliphoridae, not native to the Hawaiian Islands, is enjoying a treat from a female maua flower.EtymologyThe generic name Xylosma is from the Greek xylon, wood, and osma, odor.The specific epithet hawaiiense refers to the fact that it is from, or belongs to, the Hawaiian Islands.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Xylosma_hawaiiense
MauaSalicaceae (Willow family)Endemic to the Hawaiian IslandsPuu Anahulu, Hawaii IslandEarly Hawaiians used the hard, dense wood was for phaku kui ai (poi pounders).Modern Use:The wood is reddish brown with light and dark banding resembling growth rings. It is a heavy, hard wood, but easily worked.EtymologyThe generic name Xylosma is from the Greek xylon, wood, and osma, odor.The specific epithet hawaiiense refers to the fact that it is from, or belongs to, the Hawaiian Islands.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Xylosma_hawaiiense
MauaSalicaceae (Willow family)Endemic to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated); origin: Hawaii IslandFruits (Cultivated tree)www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/19655562490/in/photostream/Habit (wild tree)www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5436864033/in/photolist-...Early Hawaiians used the hard, dense wood was for phaku kui ai (poi pounders).Modern Use:The wood is reddish brown with light and dark banding resembling growth rings. It is a heavy, hard wood, but easily worked.EtymologyThe generic name Xylosma is from the Greek xylon, wood, and osma, odor.The specific epithet hawaiiense refers to the fact that it is from, or belongs to, the Hawaiian Islands.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Xylosma_hawaiiense
MauaSalicaceae (Willow family)Endemic to the Hawaiian IslandsPuu Anahulu, Hawaii IslandEarly Hawaiians used the hard, dense wood was for phaku kui ai (poi pounders).Modern Use:The wood is reddish brown with light and dark banding resembling growth rings. It is a heavy, hard wood, but easily worked.EtymologyThe generic name Xylosma is from the Greek xylon, wood, and osma, odor.The specific epithet hawaiiense refers to the fact that it is from, or belongs to, the Hawaiian Islands.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Xylosma_hawaiiense
