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ʻōhelo papa

/ ʻō.helo papa / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., A native strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis 🌐 var. sandwicensis) growing on Hawaiʻi and Maui between altitudes of 1,050 and 1,800 m, and closely related to varieties from Alaska and Patagonia. The whole plant, except the upper side of the leaves, is silky-hairy. Fruits ripen from June to September, and are red. Other cultivated species and varieties, with larger fruits, are grown in Hawaiʻi.

  • References:
    • Neal 393.

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Strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis, var. sandwicensis), native to Hawaiʻi, growing on Hawaiʻi island and East Maui between 3,500 and 6,000 feet. ʻōhelo means berry and papa, flat spreading. The fruit is globose, red, and edible but smaller than the cultivated variety (F. chiloensis var. ananassa) which bears a red juicy fruit, a rich source of vitamin C. (NEAL 393.)

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