O-HIA-AI
s. Name of the tree that bears the ohia fruit; ohia apane, the ohia with red blossoms.
s. Name of the tree that bears the ohia fruit; ohia apane, the ohia with red blossoms.
The mountain apple tree (Eugenia malaecensis) and its fruit. There are two kinds: one species producing bright red flowers and the other a nearly white bloom.
Gulch, Puʻu-kapu and Lāʻie qds., Oʻahu. Lit., mountain apple.
Mountain apple (Eugenia malaccensis), a handsome native tree of India and Malaya. In Hawaiʻi it grows in most wet and shady valleys. Dyes are extracted from its leaves (NEAL 636.) Introduced.
Mountain apple (Eugenia malaccensis). This handsome tree is a native of India and Malaya and was introduced to Hawaiʻi by early Polynesians. In Hawaiʻi it grows to 50 feet in height at elevations up to 1800 feet. Flowers lay a bright red carpet on the ground underneath. The tree starts fruiting when it is six or seven years old. The fruit is eaten both raw and pickled. (NEAL 636.)
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