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Created 4/12/2013

 Family Malvaceae

HAWAII - CULTIVATED

Sterculia foetida

Ala Moana Beach Park

JAVA OLIVE or SKUNK TREE

Broad ornamental tree native from East Africa to Australia.  Flowers have a foul odor.  Interior of red pods lined with stinging hairs, seeds palatable but mildly poisonous.