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Simarouba glauca

DC. (1811)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Simaroubaceae Genus: Simarouba

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Description

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 424 (1811)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Simarouba glauca unknown Preserved_Specimen BISH
2 Simarouba glauca Lyon Arboretum; Makai side, Lower Lawn Preserved_Specimen Tree 10' ht, 4 dbh; Young lvs w/ red flush; Flwrs pale yellow Nagata, K.M. 345 Oahu BISH 1968-03-18
3 Simarouba glauca Lyon Arboretum, Honolulu; Lower lawn makai full sun Preserved_Specimen Baker, R.F. 101 Oahu BISH 1975-04-26
4 Simarouba glauca Waimea District; Kekaha, Kekaha School yard, along Highway 550 Preserved_Specimen Tree 6-8 m tall, trunk 30 cm in diam. Fruiting branches pendulous, mature fruit with fleshy greenish yellow mesocarp; fruits falling when ripe. Leaflets discolorous, pale beneath, dark shiny green above. Lorence, D.H. 6370 Kauai BISH 1989-06-04
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