'Aku (Cyanea angustifolia)
Description
Cyanea angustifolia is a plant in the genus Cyanea that is found in Hawaii. Leaves of this species, as well as the endangered -aku-aku (Cyanea platyphylla), were wrapped in ti (k-) leaves, cooked in an -imu and eaten in times of food scarcity by early Hawaiians.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Asterales
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Family: Campanulaceae
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Genus: Cyanea
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