Pleomele (genus)

Pleomele is a former genus of flowering plants. All its species are now placed in the genus "Dracaena". The Hawaiian name for plants in this genus is hala pepe, which translates to crushed or dwarfed "Pandanus tectorius".
Uses.
Medicinal.
Native Hawaiians combined the bark and leaves of "hala pepe" with the root bark of "uhaloa" ("Waltheria indica") and "popolo" ("Solanum americanum"), and a section of "kō kea" ("Saccharum officinarum") to treat high fever and chills. "Hala pepe" bark, roots, and leaves were combined with "ōhia ai" ("Syzygium malaccense") bark, "uhaloa" and "popolo" taproot bark, "alaala wai nui pehu" ("Peperomia" spp.) stems, "noni" ("Morinda citrifolia") fruit, "kō kea", "niu" (coconuts, "Cocos nucifera"), and "pia" ("Tacca leontopetaloides") to treat lung disorders.
Non-medicinal.
The soft wood of the trunk was carved by Native Hawaiians into "kii". Hala pepe represented the goddess Kapo on the "kuahu" (altar) within a "hālau hula" (building which "hula" was taught or performed). It along with "ieie" ("Freycinetia arborea"), "maile" ("Alyxia oliviformis"), "ōhia lehua" ("Metrosideros polymorpha") and "palapalai" ("Microlepia strigosa") were the five essential plants at the hula altar.