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maiapilo

/ maia.pilo / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., A low, smooth shrub (Capparis sandwichiana 🌐) with vinelike branches, a member of the caper family, growing on some beaches and lava flows; leaves rounded-oblong; flowers white, pea-shaped, 5 cm long, with four petals surrounding a mass of long white stamens, open and fragrant only at night.

  • Related:
    • Also: pilo, pua pilo.
  • References:
    • Neal 368–9.

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maiapilo

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Caper bush (Capparis spinosa). (NEAL 368.) See Plants: Uses.

maiapilo

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

1. Native shrub with bad smelling fruit (Capparis sandwichiana) resembling the night-blooming cereus. In Hawaiʻi the plant has long been used medicinally, as a cure for broken bones. The whole plant is pounded and applied to body joints, but not directly to the injured area. The blossoms, which open only at night, are fragrant. (NEAL 368.) 2. Caper bush (Cap-

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