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Caesalpinia kavaiensis Images

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Caesalpinia kavaiensis
Flowering tree
Photograph by: David Eickhoff
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Caesalpinia kavaiensis
Flowers
Photograph by: David Eickhoff
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Caesalpinia kavaiensis
Close-up of the flower
Photograph by: David Eickhoff
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Caesalpinia kavaiensis
Ripening seedpod
Photograph by: David Eickhoff
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Caesalpinia kavaiensis
Mature seedpods
Photograph by: David Eickhoff
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Caesalpinia kavaiensis
Gum, seeping from a wound in the stem
Photograph by: David Eickhoff
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Caesalpinia kavaiensis
This is a traditional hale moe or sleeping house from Hawaii. It is one of the last examples of the traditional hale made from the wood of this species with cordage from Dianella sandwicensis and thatch from Heteropogon contortus.
Photograph by: daryl_mitchell
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