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Mimusops elengi

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Ericales Family: Sapotaceae Genus: Mimusops

bullet wood, elengi, pogada

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 349 (1753)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:520 (DESCR); Frohlich & Lau 2014:15 (NEWNAT/O, DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Mimusops elengi Wahiawa, Wheeler Army Air Base. around a parking lot Preserved_Specimen Tree ca. 10 m high with milky sap and orange, solitary, axillary fruit Whistler, W.A. Oahu BISH 1993-06-29
2 Mimusops elengi Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Fruit seeds only. (Not on sheet) Oahu BISH 1955-03-01
3 Mimusops elengi Honolulu, 436 Wyllie Street Preserved_Specimen Older tree Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1930-09-11
4 Mimusops elengi Honolulu, Ala Moana Preserved_Specimen Fruit red-orange Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1947-08-07
5 Mimusops elengi Haleiwa, Waimea Arboretum Preserved_Specimen tree to 20' tall; bark rough gray, with longitudinal cracks. Lvs folded along midrib, margins wavy; flws in lf axils, pendulous Orr, D. Oahu BISH 1991-10-10
6 Mimusops elengi Wahiawa, Wheeler Army Air Base. around a parking lot Preserved_Specimen Tree ca. 10 m high with milky sap and orange, solitary, axillary fruit Whistler, W.A. Oahu BISH 1993-06-29
7 Mimusops elengi Honolulu, 436 Wyllie Street Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1930-09-11
8 Mimusops elengi Lahaina, Catholic Mission Preserved_Specimen tree Fleming, D.T. Maui BISH 1952-06-23
9 Mimusops elengi Pupukea. Forest Reserve Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 24340 Oahu BISH 1957-07-26
10 Mimusops elengi Koloa, NTBG, Lawai, W side of Stream Preserved_Specimen 4 m tree with low, fully branching crown, sap white; leaves dark green, costa and petiole yellow; flower tan in bud, petals white, fragrant, 10 am Lorence, D.H. 8788 Kauai BISH 2001-09-20
11 Mimusops elengi Hilo, Kalakau St., side of park near Police Station Preserved_Specimen Zschokke, T.C. Hawaii BISH 1932-09-24
12 Mimusops elengi Honolulu, Bd. of Agric. & For Preserved_Specimen MacDaniels, L.H. 415 Oahu BISH 1927-01-13
13 Mimusops elengi [Hawaiian Islands; U.S.A.; O`ahu; Hawai`i; Honolulu] Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. 45 Oahu BISH 1953-09-07
14 Mimusops elengi [Hawaiian Islands; U.S.A.; O`ahu; Hawai`i; Honolulu] Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. 45 Oahu BISH 1953-09-07
15 Mimusops elengi Hilo courthouse Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12564 Hawaii BISH 1915-08-01
16 Mimusops elengi Hilo Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Hawaii BISH
17 Mimusops elengi East Maui, Hana, Puuiki, Catholic Mission Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Maui BISH 1934-08-01
18 Mimusops elengi Pearl City, home of J.W.Thompson Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. Oahu BISH 1920-01-01
19 Mimusops elengi Honolulu, Government Nursery Preserved_Specimen Oahu BISH
20 Mimusops elengi Hilo Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Hawaii BISH
21 Mimusops elengi Kauai Preserved_Specimen Duvel, A.H. Kauai BISH
22 Mimusops elengi Kaunala Trail, Pupukea. Growing under Eucalyptus sp, Metrosideros canopy. Dicranopteris linearis understory. Preserved_Specimen Lots of individuals (including seedlings) of various sizes in area. Kawelo, K. 325 Oahu BISH 2013-08-24
23 Mimusops elengi unknown Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. BISH
24 Mimusops elengi Highway 11 between mile marker 4 and 5, South Hilo District. Associates: Metrosideros polymorpha, Schefflera actinophylla, Cecropia obtusifolia, Panicum maximum. Preserved_Specimen Leaves glossy and dark green in color. Parker, J. 173 Hawaii BISH 2013-01-07
25 Mimusops elengi Koolau Range, Pupukea-Paumalu Forest Reserve, Pupukea Trail, after first turn Planted forest with Syzygium jambos, Psidium guavaja. Preserved_Specimen Cultivated, ca. 16 ft height. Staples, G.W. Oahu BISH 2006-02-03
26 Mimusops elengi Kau District, Ainahou dry area Preserved_Specimen tree, thriving Shipman, H.C. Hawaii BISH 1961-09-08
27 Mimusops elengi Koloa District, Lawai Valley. National Tropical Botanical Garden. Big Valley Preserved_Specimen tree of 12 ft.; leaves more or less glossy yellowish-green above, more or less dull, paler below with dark green reticulate veination; calyx and petals brownish. Flynn, T.W. 5482 Kauai BISH 1993-12-20
28 Mimusops elengi Panaewa Forest Reserve, South Hilo Distr. adjacent to Puna Distr. boundary Rare in moist Melochia, Melastoma, Metrosideros forest Preserved_Specimen Tree to 30' ht. Canopy spreading. Trunk corrugated. Sap watery but sticky. Fruit 5 - locular; seed smooth, brown. Nagata, K.M. 1648 Hawaii BISH 1978-05-27
29 Mimusops elengi Koloa District, Lawai Valley. National Tropical Botanical Garden. Lower Valley Preserved_Specimen leaves dark glossy green above with yellow-green midvein, below pale green, duller; calyx in two series (4+4), pale tan without, whitish within, corolla pale green Flynn, T.W. 5640 Kauai BISH 1994-10-13
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