indigenousMyrtaceae
Pimenta racemosa
Bay Rum Tree
Indigenous (native)native
Native to Hawaiʻi and arrived without human help.
Pimenta racemosa is a species of plant in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) that is native to the Caribbean region. Common names include West Indian bay tree, bay rum tree, and ciliment. It is used in cooking and an essential oil is distilled to produce a fragrant cologne called bay rum; although bay rum is essentially rum, the concentrated essential oil is toxic and renders the product undrinkable. The tree is 4-12 m tall and the white flowers,...
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Where documented · 5 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 11 · GBIF 6 records
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 8 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waimano · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waikīkī · OʻahuGBIF 1
Alakahi · HawaiʻiGBIF 1