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Gustavia poeppigiana

O.Berg (1858)

This name is accepted

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

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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: C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 471 (1858)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Gustavia poeppigiana Waimea Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Tree 4 m. tall, in partial shade. Petals white with a light pink tint within, and a rose pink blush without. Stamens white tipped with magenta. Lau, J. 2699 Oahu BISH 1986-08-04
2 Gustavia poeppigiana Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai Valley, Bamboo Bridge section Preserved_Specimen Lorence, D.H. 7373 Kauai BISH 1993-05-04
3 Gustavia poeppigiana Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McByrde Garden, N of Bamboo Bridge crossover, on slope Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Tree 8-10 m tall, trunk ca. 15 cm dbh, bark brown, smooth. Fruits on branches among leaves, corky brown when mature, lid softening, seeds black in pale orange-yellow pulp with ripe pumpkin odor, when dry smells of fish sauce. Many seedlings under tree. Lorence, D.H. 10702 Kauai BISH 2017-07-24
4 Gustavia poeppigiana Koloa District Cultivated plants of the Nat'l Tropical Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen TRee 15 ft. high; lvs. glossy medium green, slightly paler below with pale green raised mid and secondary veins; immature frit glossy drk green with vrious pale green spotting and vrious dull, lignified areas; borne along stems or among lvs. Flynn, T.W. 5389 Kauai BISH 1993-06-24
5 Gustavia poeppigiana Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McByrde Garden, N of Bamboo Bridge crossover, on slope Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Tree 3-10 m tall, trunk ca. 15 cm dbh, bark brown, smooth. Fruits on branches among leaves, corky brown when mature, lid softening, seeds black in pale orange-yellow pulp with ripe pumpkin odor, when dry smells of fish sauce. Many seedlings under tree. Lorence, D.H. 10702 Kauai BISH 2017-07-24
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