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General Information

Clermontia clermontioides is a shrub or small tree that can grow up to 8 metres tall.
Its edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local use[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Pacific Islands - Hawaii.

Habitat

Wet forests, bogs and bog margins[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Medicinal Rating
Habit	Shrub
Height	5.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[, ]. The yellow berries have a sweet flavour[].

Medicinal

The sap is blended with the sap of breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) and powdered Bobea spp, and used to treat cuts[]. The application is followed by a wash with liquid from Nothocestrum spp, or possibly Senna occidentalis[].

For the treatment of asthma and other forms of shortness of breath, the mature fruit is mixed with green kukui fruit (Aleurites moluccana); ‘ōolena root (Curcuma longa); leaves and leaf buds of pawale (Rumex spp.); the bark of Syzygium malaccense; ‘the stems of Peperomia spp; noni fruits (Morinda citrifolia); and red sugarcane, (Saccharum officinarum[]).

To induce lactation, the sap is combined with coconut flesh Cocos nucifera), akoko leaves (Chamaesyce spp.), and white sugarcane, then poured into an ‘ulua tuber, which is consumed[].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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