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Caryota urens

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Caryota

solitary fish tail palm

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
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Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 1189 (1753)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Caryota urens Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Tree 25ft high. Fruit black, ca. 7/8 long, ca 1 wide, pulp thin, transparent, sweet, stinging to mouth. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1945-12-15
2 Caryota urens Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus. Hawaii Hall Preserved_Specimen Tree 15+/- ft. high; + flowers, + fruit. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1940-01-06
3 Caryota urens Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus; Hawaii Hall Preserved_Specimen Tree 15' high. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1940-01-06
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