Experience paradise through handcrafted island beauty. Maile is a fragrant native vine endemic to all of hawai’i except kaho’olawe and ni’ihau Maile is a member of the family apocynaceae and genus alyxia The leaves vary in size, shape, and color ranging from dark to fairly light green. Maile is also found in montane mesic and wet communities A pacific island vine (alyxia stellata) of the dogbane family with fragrant leaves and bark that are used for decoration and in hawaii for leis
The leaves are highly variable in size, shape, and color ranging from dark to fairly light green Maile is its hawaiian name, and alyxia oliviformis is its scientific name The leaf has a dark green hue, and its scent is a woodsy fragrance with just a hint of spice and vanilla It is not tinted because its dark green color is so popular and sought after in hawaiian leis. One of five of the native plants to honor laka, goddess of hula Legendary story about 4 maile sisters who sponsored hula, picture on the left shows maile berries.
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