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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]
Search. Search. Appearance. Donate; ... Monkey pod is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Samanea saman, ... Monkey pod. Add languages ...
Elephant-ear shape seedpods. Enterolobium cyclocarpum, commonly known as conacaste, guanacaste, caro caro, devil's ear tree, monkey-ear tree, or elephant-ear tree, is a species of flowering tree in the family Fabaceae, that is native to tropical regions of the Americas, from central Mexico south to northern Brazil and Venezuela. [2]
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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).
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 ...
Piliostigma thonningii is a species of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae . Common names of this tree include camel's foot tree, monkey bread, monkey biscuit tree, " Rhodesian Bauhinia " or "wild bauhinia" (previously placed in that genus).