Dianella sandwicensis Hook. & Arn. is a plant in the Asphodelaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Dianella sandwicensis Hook. & Arn.
Dianella sandwicensis, called ʻukiʻuki in Hawaiian, is a native flax lily of Hawaii and New Caledonia with historical Hawaiian uses.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Dianella sandwicensis Hook. & Arn. is a flax lily species native to Hawaii and New Caledonia. It is known as ʻukiʻuki in the Hawaiian language. According to Neal (1965), Hawaiians historically used the berries of this species to produce blue dye for kapa, and also used its leaves to thatch house walls. When Dianella sandwicensis does not produce reproductive structures, it looks similar to Machaerina angustifolia.
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Kniphofia uvaria (L.) Oken
Bulbine cepacea (Burm.f.) Wijnands
Aloiampelos striatula (Haw.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.
Dianella brevicaulis (Ostenf.) G.W.Carr & P.F.Horsfall
Bulbine frutescens (L.) Willd.
Asphodelus macrocarpus Parl.
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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