Apocynaceae FAMILY

Alyxia stellata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Alyxia stellata is a sprawling, evergreen shrub or climbing plant that can produce twining stems up to 3 metres long[ 417 Title Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database Publication Author Website http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/index.asp Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Brief details on over 100 species of Hawaiian plants. , 436 Title Native Plants Hawaii Publication Author Website http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A website containing information on a range of native Hawaiian plants, with descriptions, habitat, traditional uses etc. , 459 Title The Useful Plants of the Island of Guam Publication Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol 9 Author Safford W.E. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Smithsonian Institute; Washington. Year 1905 ISBN Description A very comprehensive, if rather dated, guide to the plants of Guam. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. A very fragrant plant, it is used to adorn the body and impart pleasant aromas to the body, to clothing etc. This species is one of the few plants grown commercially in Hawaii for making leis (garlands)[ 436 Title Native Plants Hawaii Publication Author Website http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A website containing information on a range of native Hawaiian plants, with descriptions, habitat, traditional uses etc. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern Australia and the Pacific Islands.

HabitatFound in a range of habitats from dry, open sites to dense, wet forest[ 417 Title Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database Publication Author Website http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/index.asp Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Brief details on over 100 species of Hawaiian plants. ]. Dense or thin forest, in thickets on hillsides and ridges, in beach thickets, and on sea cliffs, often on limestone, at elevations up to 350 metres[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].