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Veitchia joannis

H.Wendl. (1868)

This name is accepted

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

joannis palm, niusawa palm

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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: B.Seemann, Fl. Vit.: 271 (1868)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Veitchia joannis Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum at University of Hawaii Preserved_Specimen 4 m tall, 15 cm DBH. Full flower and fruits. Iltis, H.H. 57 Oahu BISH 1967-06-15
2 Veitchia joannis Foster Garden Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH
3 Veitchia joannis Lyons Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Four (4) m tall, 15 cm DBH; full flower and fruit; flower white and visited by hundreds of honeybees Iltis, H.H. 57 Oahu BISH 1967-06-15
4 Veitchia joannis Honolulu, Royal Hawaiian grounds Preserved_Specimen fls: male + female juv. fruit Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1954-07-05
5 Veitchia joannis Honolulu, Royal Hawaiian Hotel grounds Preserved_Specimen Aborted juvenile fls., - see large egg-shaped fruits + trunk 35 +/- ' not perfectly straight fruit s large, red, egg-shaped, 10 1 plane (?) (next 2 lines ??) 1f. sheath 3' long, w . 1'-2' at base Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1949-08-20
6 Veitchia joannis Honolulu; Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Tree ca. 25' high; leaf blade 9'x 42; petiole 7 long, leaf sheath 3+ ft. x 12.5; No flowers. Fr. brs.white, fr. lack pedicles, red, 1.75x 1.75, kernel narrowly attached the length of 1 side, leaving narrow white scar, kernel homogeneous, embryo at base. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1957-12-05
7 Veitchia joannis Honolulu; Near Royal Hawaiian Hotel Preserved_Specimen Fruits 6 x 2.5 cm, red, seed -4 x 1.9 cm. Leaves pinnate. Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1949-06-11
8 Veitchia joannis Honolulu; University of Hawaii courtyard Preserved_Specimen Iltis, H.H. 311 Oahu BISH 1967-06-15
9 Veitchia joannis Honolulu, Capitol grounds-Hotel Street Preserved_Specimen juvenile fruits, small, red (ripest) undeveloped Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1957-01-22
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