Hawaiian Gardenia
by Lehua Pekelo-Stearns
Title
Hawaiian Gardenia
Artist
Lehua Pekelo-Stearns
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Nanu or Hawaiian Gardenia brighamii is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and at one time thought to have occurred on all of the main islands. The plant was used by the Hawaiians as a cloth dye, and grew well mostly in the lowland dry forest. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was considered common on west Moloka`i and Maui, but today is very rare on all the Hawaiian islands. This photograph was taken in Kapoho near an area south of Hilo on the island of Hawaii. The Hawaiian Gardenia brighamii, is a bush like tree that may grow up to 20 feet in height. The flowers are smaller than the Tahitian Gardenia that grow more commonly in Hawaii, are white and very fragrant.
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January 5th, 2012
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