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maiapilo

/ maia.pilo / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., A low, smooth shrub (Capparis sandwichiana 🌐) with vinelike branches, a member of the caper family, growing on some beaches and lava flows; leaves rounded-oblong; flowers white, pea-shaped, 5 cm long, with four petals surrounding a mass of long white stamens, open and fragrant only at night.

  • References:
    • Neal 368–9.

Nā LepiliTags: flora

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