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Cerbera laeta

Leeuwenb. (1999)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Apocynaceae Genus: Cerbera

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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: Wageningen Agric. Univ. Pap. 98(3): 18 (1998 publ. 1999)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cerbera laeta Kaneohe; Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden. Kahua Kuou area, along path to Pa Launa area, cluster of 3 scraggly trees on hillside, many seedlings at all stages of development beneath Preserved_Specimen Tree ca. 15-20' tall; lvs leathery, margins slightly undulate, midrib/veins paler, clustered at stem tips; no flws; frt green on tree, pale glossy, w/faint lighter speckles, ripe frt on ground deep blue, dull-glossy, firm; sap copious, milky. Staples, G.W. 1047 Oahu BISH 1996-05-28
2 Cerbera laeta Kaneohe; Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden. Kahua Kuou area, along path to Pa Launa area, cluster of 3 scraggly trees on hillside, many seedlings at all stages of development beneath Preserved_Specimen Tree ca. 15-20' tall; lvs leathery, margins slightly undulate, midrib/veins paler, clustered at stem tips; no flws; frt green on tree, pale glossy, w/faint lighter speckles, ripe frt on ground deep blue, dull-glossy, firm; sap copious, milky. Staples, G.W. 1047 Oahu BISH 1996-05-28
3 Cerbera laeta Kaneohe: Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden, accession # 76.0961 (recollection of Staples & Sand 1047) Preserved_Specimen Tallest tree in clump of 3. Sap copious, milky. Flowers sweetly (but faintly) fragrant at 1 p.m. Corolla white, petal lobes flushed pink abaxially, outside of corolla tube warty, basally swollen, tube curved. Staples, G.W. 1139 Oahu BISH 1996-12-23
4 Cerbera laeta Hoomaluhia Botanic Garden, Kaneohe Preserved_Specimen Tree 3.5 m tall. Flw white w/rose pink blush on outer surface of lobes; spicy fragrance (afternoon). Lau, J. 3039 Oahu BISH 1987-01-06
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