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Background Information
Genius: Kadua (formerly Hedyotis)
20 Endemic Species
2 Alien Species
Coffee Family
Ancient uses: No ancient uses for plant
Modern uses:
Kadua terminalis?
Leaves: Opposite pointed ovals, 1-7 inches long, new leaves on the end look like kissing lips
Flowers: Greenish/white, 4 petals looks like hooks
Picture below is from Konahuanui (choke Manono)
on Aiea Ridge trail
Healthy Manono tree on Konahuanui
Kadua terminalis
Manono found on Pihea trail 2018
Kadua
Pahole Gulch 2018
Appearance
Leaves are large and round for manono
Kadua centranthoides
Appearance
This species doesn't have the kissing lips, like the other species
Location
Southern KST between Hawaii Loa and Pu'u O Kona
2018
The picture on the left was found on the KST near the same place as the picture above
Look at how the organization of the leaf is, it doesn't show the kissing lips, but it curls
Kadua
Appearance
The leaves are skinnier than the other Manono
It can be misidentified as Pilo
Found Southern KST
Around Hawaii Loa Ridge
Kadua
WST near Hobbs, 2018
Large leaf
Source
Flowering Plants of Hawaii, 1133-1156
Hall, p93-94
Hawaiian Plant Life, 148-150
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