La`au Kanawalu.....80th Plant
Wauke, Paper Mulberry
Broussonetia papyrifera
Again here's another Fig family member. Moraceae lists
many important and useful plants like rubber, fig, mulberry, hops,
hemp, and several hardwoods. It includes Wauke, thought introduced
to Hawaii by Polynesians who fashioned the bark into clothing and
bedding (kapa). The plant is uncommon nowadays, cultivated mostly
for novelty in gardens, never wild.
Kekahi La`au Aku NO
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