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Cananga odorata

(Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson (1855)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Magnoliids Order: Magnoliales Family: Annonaceae Genus: Cananga

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Description

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Potentially naturalizing

Island Status

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

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Ind. 1: 130 (1855)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:108 (KEY), 111 (DESCR); Lau & Frohlich 2015:38 (O? [adventive, Waimea Valley, 2013])

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cananga odorata Pawaa, Honolulu, Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Grown from seed. Tall tree 60 ft in height, 36 in. dbh. Flowers somewhat pungent. Nagata, K.M. 1194 Oahu BISH 1973-10-01
2 Cananga odorata Hilo HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 5/31/2005
3 Cananga odorata Honolulu, Pawaa Preserved_Specimen Caum, E.L. Oahu BISH 1928-10-27
4 Cananga odorata Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Caum, E.L. Oahu BISH 1928-10-27
5 Cananga odorata unknown Preserved_Specimen (Not on sheet) BISH
6 Cananga odorata Waimea Arboretum Preserved_Specimen A tree 7 m tall, partially shaded. Flowers chartreuse to avocado green, slightly fragrant (morning). Lau, J. 2506 Oahu BISH 1986-06-09
7 Cananga odorata Pawaa, Honolulu, Oahu Preserved_Specimen Seeds originated from a cultivated tree. Tree 20 m in height, 1 m dbh. Flowers fragrant. Infl. axillary. Inner perianth lobes 3-9x 1.5-2 cm, undulating, green becoming yellow at anthesis. Nagata, K.M. 3577 Oahu BISH 1986-12-31
8 Cananga odorata Honolulu, King Street, Board of Agriculture and Forestry Preserved_Specimen MacDaniels, L.H. 424 Oahu BISH 1927-01-13
9 Cananga odorata Honolulu, Kamehameha Girl's School Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1937-09-25
10 Cananga odorata Waimea Valley, Elehaha drainage. UTM 598735, 2392787 Mesic valley near seasonal/ephemeral stream, canopy dominated by Aleurites moluccanna. Preserved_Specimen Large tree to about 12 m height, branches drooping. Flowers fragrant, with twisted tepals green turning yellowish near anthesis. Lau, A. 2013101101 Oahu BISH 2013-10-11
11 Cananga odorata Koloa District: Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai Valley; Bamboo Bridge section, Maidenhair Falls area Preserved_Specimen Tree 6 m. tall, trunk 25 cm. in diam. Mature flowers pendulous, with strong sweet odor, tepals yellowish green, red internally at base, stamens reddish orange, carpels green. Lorence, D.H. 5977 Kauai BISH 1988-04-29
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