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Gyrocarpus americanus

Jacq. (1763)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Magnoliids Order: Laurales Family: Hernandiaceae Genus: Gyrocarpus

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist.: 282 (1763)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Gyrocarpus americanus Lualualei, in old experimental forestry planting plot. Dry leeward lowlands, in koa haole zone. Preserved_Specimen tree to about 15 feet. Bark grey, smooth. Most branches leafless, both leaves and flowers clustered at branch tips. OED 2012042601 Oahu BISH 2012-04-26
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