Hernandia nukuhivensis

Botanical Description

Hernandia nukuhivensis is a tree growing about 20 metres tall. The bole can be up to 1 metre in diameter, with unconfirmed reports of trees with boles up to 2 metres in diameter[ 586 Title Flora of the Marquesas Islands Publication Author Website http://botany.si.edu/pacificislandbiodiversity/marquesasflora/intro.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Gives good descriptions of the plants, but little else at the present (2010), not even habitats. A developing site, though, and it might come later. ]. The wood is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use, and the fruit is sometimes used as a depilatory.