Clermontia clermontioides
(Gaudich.) A. Heller
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(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Karl Magnacca
(c) Karl Magnacca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Karl Magnacca
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten raw.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet forests and on the edges of damp ground.
Hawaii, Pacific, USA,
How to Identify
A tropical shrub or small tree reaching up to 8 m tall with yellow berry fruits. It grows in wet forests and on the edges of damp ground.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown by seeds.
Medicinal Uses
The sap is blended with the sap of breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) and powdered Bobea spp, and used to treat cuts. The application is followed by a wash with liquid from Nothocestrum spp, or possibly Senna occidentalis. For the treatment of asthma and other forms of shortness of breath, the mature fruit is mixed with green kukui fruit (Aleurites moluccana); ‘ōolena root (Curcuma longa); leaves and leaf buds of pawale (Rumex spp.); the bark of Syzygium malaccense; ‘the stems of Peperomia spp; noni fruits (Morinda citrifolia); and red sugarcane, (Saccharum officinarum). To induce lactation, the sap is combined with coconut flesh Cocos nucifera), akoko leaves (Chamaesyce spp.), and white sugarcane, then poured into an ‘ulua tuber, which is consumed.
Names & Synonyms
References (2)
- Fern, K., 2012, Tropical Species Database http://theferns.info/tropical/
- Uphof, J. C. Th., 1959, Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim
