Nothocestrum
Nothocestrum is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. It contains four species of large shrubs or small trees that are endemic to Hawaii, where they are known as ʻaiea. [2]
| Nothocestrum | |
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| Broadleaf ʻaiea (Nothocestrum latifolium) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Subfamily: | Solanoideae |
| Tribe: | Physaleae |
| Genus: | Nothocestrum A.Gray[1] |
| Species | |
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Species
- Nothocestrum breviflorum A.Gray – Smallflower ʻaiea (island of Hawaiʻi)
- Nothocestrum latifolium A.Gray – Broadleaf ʻaiea (Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Oʻahu, Kauaʻi)
- Nothocestrum longifolium A.Gray – Longleaf ʻaiea (island of Hawaiʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Oʻahu, Kauaʻi)
- Nothocestrum peltatum Skottsb. – Oʻahu ʻaiea (Kauaʻi)
Medicinal use
The leaves, bark, and tap root of Nothocestrum spp. were used to make infusions applied topically to treat abscesses, the plant parts being pounded, mixed with water, strained, heated with hot rocks, and cooled before application. The same plant parts were also made into a liquid medicine taken internally to treat abscesses. This medicine also contained ‘ohi‘a bark (Metrosideros spp.), moa holo kula (Psilotum nudum) and kō honua‘ula (red/purple sugarcane, Saccharum officinarum).[3]
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References
- "Nothocestrum A.Gray". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
- "ʻaiea, halena". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
- http://data.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/ethnobotany.php?b=d&ID=aiea
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