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Pōhinahina

Vitex rotundifolia

Native Indigenous

Leaves are used in lei making and have a nice herbal fragrance that deters bugs. Leaves were also eaten as medicine for fever, stomach, and head pain (*this is not a medical guide. See a herbal medicine practitioner for guidance).

Other names: Hinahina kolo, Kolokolo kahakai, Mānawanawa, Mānewanewa, Pōlinalina