Plant – Ohai

ʻOhai

Description: Partly woody, shrub like. Shrubs can range between Dwarf size (2 feet) to Small tree (15-30ft). Produces cream, light orange/orange, red or yellow showy flowers. The leaves are fine and the leaf texture can range from pubescent to glabrous. Size also varies.

ʻōlelo mua (Introduction):

Inoa(Name):

  • Scientific – Sesbania tomentosa
  • Hawaiian – ‘Ohai
  • English – O’ahu riverhemp

ʻOhana: Part of Fabaceae family

Kūlana olakino(Status): Endemic, Endangered

Lāʻau lapaʻau(Medicinal Use):

  • N/A

Ways it was Used:

  • Flowers were common in Hawaiian lei making by early Hawaiians.

Kino lau(Many Forms taken by Supernatural body): None