Hawaiian name:Koa
Botanical name:Acacia hawaiiensis
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A magnificent, endemic Hawaiian tree, whose wood was prized primarily for making canoes, paddles, housing, and bowls. The curly grained wood is particularly valued today for furniture and sculpture. Koa flowers grow in pale yellow clusters, many of these developing into thin pods.
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