Hernandia nukuhivensis

F.Br.

Hernandiaceae

Common Name:

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General Information

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.

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The wood is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use, and the fruit is sometimes used as a depilatory.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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.

Range

Pacific - Marquesas.

Habitat

Not known

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	20.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

An extract of the fruits has been used as a depilatory[

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 trunk has been used locally for making canoes[

Title: Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
Author: Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher: Weinheim
Year: 1959
ISBN: -
Description: An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.

Propagation

Seed -

Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-04-24. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Hernandia+nukuhivensis>

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