Antidesma platyphyllum explained

Antidesma platyphyllum is a species of flowering tree in the leafflower family, Phyllanthaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. Common names include hame, haʻā, mehame, hamehame, mēhamehame, and haʻāmaile.[1] It inhabits coastal mesic forests, mixed mesic forests, wet forests, and bogs at elevations of 150– on all main islands.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Hame . Elbert L. . Little Jr. . Roger G. Skolmen . . 1989.
  2. Web site: hame, haa, haamaile, hamehame, mehamehame . . Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database . 2009-11-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070702123214/http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/resultsdetailed.asp?search=hame . 2007-07-02 .