Naʻu
Description: Small tree, not tall. The leaves are small, glossy and dark green and a small fragrant white flower.
ʻōlelo mua (Introduction):
Inoa(Name):
- Scientific – Gardenia brighamii
- Hawaiian – Na’u
- English – Hawaiian Gardenia
ʻOhana: Part of Rubiaceae family
Kūlana olakino(Status): Endemic
Lāʻau lapaʻau(Medicinal Use):
- None
Ways it was Used:
- The pulp of the fruit was orange-yellow colored and used as a dye for kapa usually worn by ali’i.
- The flower itself is used too make lei’s and the kapa anvils was made from the wood of the na’u tree.
Kino lau(Many Forms taken by Supernatural body): None