Melicope anisata

Botanical Description

Mokehana is an evergreen shrub or multi-trunked small tree ranging in height from 2 - 7.5 metres[ 399 Title Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database Publication Author Website http://pdcs.ctahr.hawaii.edu:591/hawnprop/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Detailed information on the propagation of a wide range of Hawaiian plants. ]. The thin, leathery leaves give off a strong anise fragrance when crushed[ 399 Title Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database Publication Author Website http://pdcs.ctahr.hawaii.edu:591/hawnprop/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Detailed information on the propagation of a wide range of Hawaiian plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild and used locally in making leis.