The mahoe grows from sea level to 500 m elevation. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
The mahoe is an evergreen that may grow 12 m tall. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
The mahoe is limited to warm, humid, low elevations. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
The mahoe is an extraordinarily healthy tree with few problems. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
No systematic study has been made of the productivity of mahoe for firewood. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
The mahoe is widely valued as an ornamental because of its lush foliage and attractive flowers. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
The mahoe is ofen planted to stablize sand dunes and, on muddy shores, to trap soil to reinforce the coastline. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
The mahoe is pantropic, growing just inshore of the mangroves on the coastal fringe and extending up estuaries and rivers. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
In the past, in Hawaii, oiled sticks of mahoe wood were set afire and thrown from cliffs in quick succession as "fireworks.". From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
The Chatham Islands ribbonwood (Plagianthus divaricatus), mahoe (Melicytus ramiflorus), akeake, and flax have all flourished since domestic stock were removed from the island. From Wordnik.com. [Chatham Island temperate forests] Reference
Rata and kamahi are also dominant on the steep, slip-prone mountain sides along with a variety of common small trees and shrubs like wineberry (Aristotelia serrata) and mahoe (Melicytus ramifloris). From Wordnik.com. [Westland temperate forests] Reference
I ke kamailio ana i keia kaao, ua oleloia ma Laie, Koolau, kona wahi i hanau ai, a he mau mahoe laua, o Kahauokapaka ka makuakane, o. From Wordnik.com. [The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai] Reference
The mountain mahoe, a malvaceous plant, that furnishes the beautiful lace-like bark called Cuba bast, imported by nurserymen for tying their plants. From Wordnik.com. [Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture] Reference
Iloko o ko Laieikawai mau la ma Waiapuka, ua hoomauia ka pio ana o ke anuenue ma kela wahi, iloko o ka manawa ua a me ka malie, i ka po a me ke ao; aka, aole nae i hoomaopopo na mea a pau i ke ano o keia anuenue; aka, ua hoomauia keia mau hailona alii ma na wahi i malamai'ai ua mau mahoe nei. From Wordnik.com. [The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai] Reference
"Ua lohe au i ko'u kupunawahine, ianei ko'u wahi i hanau ai, he mau mahoe ka maua, a no ka pepehi o ko maua makuakane i na keiki mua a ko maua makuahine i hanau ai no ka hanau kaikamahine wale no, a ia maua hoi, hanau kaikamahine no, nolaila, ahaiia'i au iloko o ka luawai, malaila ko'u wahi i hanaiia ai e ko'u kupunawahine. From Wordnik.com. [The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai] Reference
mahoe, majagua, majagua de playa, sea hibiscus, seaside mahoe, emajagua, hau, among others. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
The economic woods include: logwood, lignum-vitae, cedar, mahogany, mahoe, fustic, bullet-wood, yacca satin-wood, and cashaw. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent] Reference
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