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Couroupita guianensis

Aubl. (1775)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Ericales Family: Lecythidaceae Genus: Couroupita

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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

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

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 708 (1775)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Couroupita guianensis Honolulu; Univ. of Hawaii Manoa Campus; Bachman Hall Preserved_Specimen A tree 12 m. tall. Woody inflorescences up tro 1 m. long are borne califlourously at restricted points along the trunk, forming tangled masses at those points. Petals within a blend of brick red, rose pink, and crimson. Petals without lemon-yellow with some dark pink at the base. Lau, J. 1832 Oahu BISH 1986-01-12
2 Couroupita guianensis University of Hawaii, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen 20 ft tree. St.John, H. 12258 Oahu BISH 1932-12-02
3 Couroupita guianensis W Maui, Wailuku District, Kepaniwai Park HUMAN_OBSERVATION 531632058 Maui HAPI 2/4/2006
4 Couroupita guianensis Koloa Distrist, Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai Valley; Economic section, along road just S of Bamboo Bridge Section Preserved_Specimen Tree 8 m. tall, trunk 30 cm. in diam., bark smooth. Cauliflorous, inflorescences pendulous. Flowers with strong, pleasant odor of cinnamon and cloves, petals thick, intenally purple red, externally pinkish yellow, staminal column white, filaments basally pink, distally yellow. Lorence, D.H. 5712 Kauai BISH 1987-11-18
5 Couroupita guianensis University of Hawaii, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen 20 ft tree. St.John, H. 12258 Oahu BISH 1932-12-02
6 Couroupita guianensis Honolulu County, Waimea Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Tree 15 m tall; inflorescences trunciflorous; petals pale red; stamens yellow; fruits brown. Miller, J.S. 7824 Oahu BISH 1992-07-28
7 Couroupita guianensis Honolulu: Foster Botanic Garden Preserved_Specimen Hutchison, P.C. 2842 Oahu BISH 1967-01-17
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