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Hernandia ovigera, hernandia. Named after Francisco Hernand (1514-1578), a Spanish botanist who was highly paid for his research into American natural history, but whose labor did not yield fruits equal to the expenditure (compare the fruits of Hernandia). Handsome tree native to the East Indies, sometimes used for canoes. The seeds can be burned like kukui but with the production of much smoke. |
