Scrophulariaceae FAMILY

Myoporum sandwicense

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bastard sandalwood is quite variable in habit, ranging from a many-branched shrub to a small tree[ 399 Title Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database Publication Author Website http://pdcs.ctahr.hawaii.edu:591/hawnprop/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Detailed information on the propagation of a wide range of Hawaiian plants. ]. At elevations above 750 metres it can get to 13 metres tall with age, but generally it is much smaller. In cultivation, it generally grows to about 4.5 metres, but it can get up to 7.5 metres tall and 3.6 metres wide[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use, and can also provide a useful timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangePacific - Hawaii.

HabitatOccurs in a variety of habitats including in shoreline vegetation, a'a lava, and dry, moist, and wet forests[ 399 Title Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database Publication Author Website http://pdcs.ctahr.hawaii.edu:591/hawnprop/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Detailed information on the propagation of a wide range of Hawaiian plants. ]. It is most common in subalpine forests[ 399 Title Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database Publication Author Website http://pdcs.ctahr.hawaii.edu:591/hawnprop/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Detailed information on the propagation of a wide range of Hawaiian plants. ]. It is found at elevations ranging from sea level to 2,300 metres[ 399 Title Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database Publication Author Website http://pdcs.ctahr.hawaii.edu:591/hawnprop/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Detailed information on the propagation of a wide range of Hawaiian plants. ].