in red and worn by the matai during special occasions and functions.

Australian Aboriginal peoples extracted the slender, edible seeds. This seed, and the fruit, was an important food.

The tree's leaves are often used as flavoring for sweet dishes. It is also used in Sri Lankan cookery, where the leaves are used to flavor a variety of curries. Leaves were used by the Polynesians to make baskets, mats, outrigger canoe sails, thatch roofs, and grass skirts.

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