Asphodelaceae FAMILY

Dianella sandwicensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dianella sandwicensis is an evergreen perennial plant with grass-like leaves. It forms a clump of growth that can be 50 - 200cm tall and more than 1 metre wide[ 417 Title Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database Publication Author Website http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/index.asp Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Brief details on over 100 species of Hawaiian plants. , 436 Title Native Plants Hawaii Publication Author Website http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A website containing information on a range of native Hawaiian plants, with descriptions, habitat, traditional uses etc. ]. The plant was traditionally used as a source of cordage for thatching and as a dye. It is quite ornamental and can be grown as a ground cover.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangePacific - New Caledonia, Hawaiian Islands, Marquesas

HabitatSomewhat open to partly shaded sites, usually in mesic forests, but also in dry shrubland, grassland, on lava and in wet forests at elevations from near sea level to around 2,140 metres[ 417 Title Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database Publication Author Website http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/index.asp Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Brief details on over 100 species of Hawaiian plants. , 436 Title Native Plants Hawaii Publication Author Website http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A website containing information on a range of native Hawaiian plants, with descriptions, habitat, traditional uses etc. ].