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Bobea gaudichaudii | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
Tribe: | Guettardeae |
Genus: | Bobea Gaudichaud |
Type species | |
Bobea gaudichaudii | |
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Bobea is a genusofflowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. All species in this genus are endemictoHawaii.[1] Bobea was named for Jean-Baptiste Bobe-Moreau by Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré in 1830 in his book Voyage de l'Uranie.
The woodofBobea is hard, wearable, and yellow. It was used for the gunwalesofPolynesian voyaging canoes. The gunwales of modern canoes are sometimes painted yellow in imitation of the wood that is no longer widely available.
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