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Amphipterygium adstringens

(Schltdl.) Schiede ex Standl. (1923)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Anacardiaceae Genus: Amphipterygium

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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

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 673 (1923)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Amphipterygium adstringens Koloa, NTBG, Medicinal area, E side, Lawai Stream Preserved_Specimen 3.5 m tree, deciduous, bark smooth brown, latex white; dioecious, staminate inflorescences green, pendent, wind pollinated Lorence, D.H. 8790 Kauai BISH 2001-09-20
2 Amphipterygium adstringens Koloa District, Lawai Valley. Cultivated the National Tropical Botanicl Garden Preserved_Specimen Shrub of 8 ft.; leaves dark green, dull above, glossy, paler below with raised whitish secondary veins and pale green midrib; entire inflor. pale green with yellow stamens; sap milky. Flynn, T.W. 5570 Kauai BISH 1994-06-29
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