Noni Plant

This is a Noni plant. The Noni is quite hardy in that it can grow in shady forests to open sandy beaches. Its fruit has many seeds and has a very strong pungent smell and is bitter to the taste. The fruits are eaten or integrated into juice, powders, cosmetics, etc. Different plant parts are also used for medicinal purposes. This plant was in South Kona, but you can see them on other islands of Hawaii.