Ebenaceae FAMILY
Diospyros sandwicensis
Diospyros sandwicensis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Diospyros sandwicensis is a small, slow-growing tree, usually growing 7 - 13 metres tall[ 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 utilised locally from the wild as a source of timber and medicines.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangePacific - Hawaii.
HabitatIt occurs, sometimes as a dominant plant, in dry to moist forests and occasionally in wet forests, growing at elevations ranging from almost sea level to 1,200 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. ].