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– The species name sandwicensis refers to the «Sandwich Islands,» as the Hawaiian Islands were once called, and named by James Cook on one of his voyages in the 1770s. James Cook named the islands after John Montagu (The fourth Earl of Sandwich) for supporting Cook’s voyages.

– The fruits can be used in lei. Regarding the toxicity or lack thereof, How to Plant a Native Hawaiian Garden notes this: «In Hawaii, only the toxicity of Wikstroemia pulcherrima Skottb. has been studied extensively by Dr. Frank Tabrath. W. pulcherrima has caused mice to go to sleep. The toxicity of W. pulcherrima varies from high to zero toxicity even in the same plant at different times. Many people have eaten the berries for years without ill effects.»

– The largest species of akia, this can grow into a tree 30 feet tall, and can be hard to notice among other trees in the canopy. The young plants are distinctive with the large leaves and typical akia bark, but the mature trees have much smaller leaves and the bark usually gets covered in moss.