Rhus sandwicensis

Rhus sandwicensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Anacardiaceae
Genus:	Rhus
Species:	R. sandwicensis
Binomial name
	Rhus sandwicensis; A.Gray
Synonyms
	Rhus chinensis var. sandwicensis (A.Gray) Deg. & Greenwell; Rhus semialata var. sandwicensis (A.Gray) Engler

Rhus sandwicensis, commonly known as neneleau,^[2] neleau or Hawaiian sumac, is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It is small tree, reaching a height of 4.5–7.5 m (15–25 ft) and a trunk diameter of 10–30 cm (3.9–11.8 in). Neneleau inhabits dry, coastal mesic, mixed mesic and wet forests at elevations of 180–610 m (590–2,000 ft) on all main islands.^[1]

The Latin specific epithet of sandwicensis refers to the "Sandwich Islands," as the Hawaiian Islands were once called, and named by James Cook on one of his voyages in the 1770s. James Cook named the islands after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich for supporting Cook's voyages.^[3]

Uses

Neneleau wood was used by Native Hawaiians to make laʻau lomi lomi (massage sticks) and ʻumeke (calabashes).^[4]

Cultural significance

Neneleau is mentioned in the Kumulipo, the Hawaiian creation chant.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Neneleau, Hawaiian sumac" (PDF). Common Forest Trees of Hawaii (Native and Introduced). United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
^ NRCS. "Rhus sandwicensis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 October 2015.
^ "Native Plants Hawaii - Viewing Plant : Nestegis sandwicensis". nativeplants.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b Medeiros, A. C.; C.F. Davenport; C.G. Chimera (1998). "Auwahi: Ethnobotany of a Hawaiian Dryland Forest" (PDF). Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. pp. 35–36. Retrieved 2008-04-11.

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[CFTH-1] Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Neneleau, Hawaiian sumac" (PDF). Common Forest Trees of Hawaii (Native and Introduced). United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2010-02-10.

[2] NRCS. "Rhus sandwicensis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 October 2015.

[3] "Native Plants Hawaii - Viewing Plant : Nestegis sandwicensis". nativeplants.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

[Auwahi-4] Medeiros, A. C.; C.F. Davenport; C.G. Chimera (1998). "Auwahi: Ethnobotany of a Hawaiian Dryland Forest" (PDF). Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. pp. 35–36. Retrieved 2008-04-11.

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