Pūkiawe

Background Information

• Scientific Name: Styphelia
  • Species: tamiameiae
• Indigenous, confused with introduced Australian Tea plant that looks like pukiawe
• Ancient uses: Berries eaten by Nene goose, wood used for kapa anvils, modify mana in a person in most cases reduce it.
• Modern uses:

All in the same area on Hawaii Loa Ridge, different color berries