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The "Samanea saman" tree is one of several types of host plants that allows lac insects (Kerria lacca) infestation. The resultant copious sap/insect discharge caused by this insect is a harden material that is subsequently collected and processed into lac/shellac and used in making lacquerware and wood finishes.
Pithecellobium dulce, commonly known as Manila tamarind, Madras thorn, monkeypod tree or camachile, [4] [5] is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the Pacific Coast and adjacent highlands of Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. [3]
Monkey pod is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Samanea saman, used in woodworking; Lecythis ollaria, ... Monkey pod. Add languages ...
The wood of the tree has a specific gravity of 0.45, is soft, durable, easily worked, [11] and resistant to termites. In ancient Hawaiʻi kou wood was used to make ʻumeke (bowls), utensils, and ʻumeke lāʻau (large calabashes) because it did not impart a foul taste to food. ʻUmeke lāʻau were 8–16 litres (2–4 gal) and used to store and ...
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ʻŌhiʻa trees grow easily on lava, and are usually the first plants to grow on new lava flows. Metrosideros polymorpha is commonly called a lehua tree, or an ʻōhiʻa lehua , or simply an ʻōhiʻa ; all are correct, [ 6 ] although ʻōhiʻa is also used to refer to the tomato as well as certain varieties of sugarcane and taro . [ 7 ]
The wood of koaiʻa is harder and more dense than that of koa. [6] It was used to make laʻau melomelo ( fishing lures ), hoe ( paddles ), ihe (short spears ), pololu (long spears), ʻōʻō ( digging sticks ), ʻiʻe kūkū (square kapa beaters), and papa olonā ( Touchardia latifolia scrapers).
Native Hawaiians used the wood to make pola, the deck on a waʻa kaulua (double-hulled canoe). Powdered ʻlaʻau ʻala was used as a perfume and added to kapa cloth. [ 6 ] Between 1791–1840, trees were intensively harvested for export to China , where the hard, yellowish-brown wood was made into carved objects, chests, and incense .