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Summary
Touchardia latifolia, commonly known as Olana, is a flowering shrub about 1 to 3 m tall endemic to Hawaii. The leaves, arranged alternately, vary in shape from thin lanceolate to broad elliptic. Female flowers are orange berry-like achenes while male flowers are white. No plant part is edible and of medicinal value. The bark yields strong, light, and water resistant fiber with is used for making fish lines, nets, in feather capes and helmets, musical instruments, weapons, fine cloth, etc. Plant is grown from cuttings. Transplanting is not ideal because the roots of Olana are fragile.
Physical Characteristics
Touchardia latifolia is a SHRUB growing to 2 m (6ft 7in) at a slow rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in full shade (deep woodland) or semi-shade (light woodland). It prefers moist or wet soil.
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Synonyms
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Habitats
Edible Uses
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Medicinal Uses
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Other Uses
Basketry Fibre Musical String
Other Uses: A fibre obtained from the bark is strong, light, and water-resistant[417 ]. A very good quality fibre, highly prized for its tenacity and durability, it is used traditionally for making fish lines, netting, in feather capes and helmets, as well as ki-leaf rain capes, in musical instruments; in weapons such as daggers, clubs. Also used in conjunction with Freycinetia arborea in twined basketry[417 ]. The fibre is suitable for making fine cloth[454 ]. The plants are best cut when a little over a year old and their thick stems stripped of the loosely adhering bark[640 ]. The extraneous pulp is then scraped away the with a blade[640 ].
Special Uses
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Cultivation details
The plant grows best at elevations from 300 - 1,500 metres[640 ]. The plant flourishes best in a deeply shaded woodland position with hardly any clearing[640 ].
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Propagation
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Other Names
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Olona
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Found In
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Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status : This taxon has not yet been assessed
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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