Chenopodium oahuense
| Chenopodium oahuense | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Chenopodium |
| Species: | C. oahuense
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| Binomial name | |
| Chenopodium oahuense (Meyen) Aellen
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Chenopodium oahuense is a species of flowering plant in the
This species is a shrub that can reach 5 to 20 meters in height. The fleshy, lightly hairy leaf blades have three lobes. The inflorescence is a panicle of small flowers.[2]
This plant can be used for Hawaiian
Hawaiian people use the wood of this plant to make shark hooks, and the cooked leaves are eaten like (related) spinach.[2]
References
- ^ a b Chenopodium oahuense. NatureServe.
- ^ a b c Chenopodium oahuense. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.
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