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Syncarpia glomulifera

(Sm.) Nied. (1893)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Syncarpia

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Description

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Accepted Subtaxa (in Hawai'i) (1)

Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera

Uses and Culture

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Potentially Naturalizing
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Naturalized
Lana'i Potentially Naturalizing
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Forestry

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Bibliography

Name Published In: H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(7): 88 (1893)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:948 (K?, O?, Mo?, L?, M?, H? [forestry planting, reportedly escaping at Kamakou, Mo]); Oppenheimer 2003:16 (NEWNAT/WM, DESCR); Oppenheimer 2010:37 (Mo)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Syncarpia glomulifera Kamakou Preserve, Kawela Section, Puu Kolekole On slope of hill in `a`ali`i scrub with scattered low `ohi`a. Preserved_Specimen Planted tree about 15' tall. No flowers, fruit dry. Cuddihy, L.W. 1093 Molokai BISH 1982-05-19
2 Syncarpia glomulifera East Maui, Koolau Forest Reserve Preserved_Specimen Adee, K.T. Maui BISH 1980-07-15
3 Syncarpia glomulifera Tantalus Preserved_Specimen Haughs, D. Oahu BISH 1909-11-01
4 Syncarpia glomulifera Honolulu, Kamehameha Girls' School, Kapalama Hts Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1938-09-29
5 Syncarpia glomulifera Honolulu. HSPA Preserved_Specimen MacDaniels, L.H. 408 Oahu BISH 1927-01-12
6 Syncarpia glomulifera Palikea Trail Preserved_Specimen Kerr, M. 124 Oahu BISH 1946-07-28
7 Syncarpia glomulifera Camp Pupukea Acacia koa, Metrosideros forest Preserved_Specimen 25' x 1' diam. tree Little Jr., E.L. 23019 Oahu BISH 1968-05-28
8 Syncarpia glomulifera Koloa, Kalaheo, 0.5 mi N of Puuwai Road forestry planting; Araucaria, Syncarpia Preserved_Specimen 40-60' tree; trunk to 36 dbh; bark stringy, shredding, light brown; leaves glossy green with yellow costa, gray white beneath, slightly aromatic; syncarps dark gray Lorence, D.H. 8502 Kauai BISH 2000-10-23
9 Syncarpia glomulifera Waimano Trail Along central ridge with many plantings and vines. Preserved_Specimen Buck, M. Oahu BISH 1978-09-01
10 Syncarpia glomulifera Lanaihale, N end of Munro Trail forestry plantation Preserved_Specimen tree with thick reddish bark, white flowers Herbst, D.R. 5807 Lanai BISH 1976-04-01
11 Syncarpia glomulifera Kupaia Gulch upper slope, mesic shrubland; Metrosideros, Dodonaea, Leptecophylla, Wikstroemia, Exocarpos, Cocculus, Osteomeles, Pteridium, Asplenium, Sadleria, Sphenomeris, Pinus, Melinis, Andropogon Preserved_Specimen emergent trees Oppenheimer, H.L. 90822 Molokai BISH 2008-09-26
12 Syncarpia glomulifera Paumalu Forest Reserve, end Pupukea Rd, 350m past Camp Pupukea, roadside Disturbed, upland dry-mesic forest, full sun. Preserved_Specimen Tree 15-20m tall; lvs. 5-9cm; fr a whorled capsule. Ray, G. 106 Oahu BISH 1998-04-05
13 Syncarpia glomulifera Pupukea-Paumalu Forest Reserve, before the gate on Homestead Rd with Eucalyptus, Noronhia and grasses. Preserved_Specimen 25' tree. Leaves with wooly white tomentum below. Fruit capsules united to one another. Reddish brown sap. Ishikawa, S. 151 Oahu BISH 1972-09-21
14 Syncarpia glomulifera Pupukea, Kahuku Range Roadside planting. Preserved_Specimen Tree. Morgan, L. 31 Oahu BISH 2006-03-02
15 Syncarpia glomulifera Mauka of Waimano Training School and Hospital parcel Lowland mesic forest, growing with Eucalyptus sp., Metrosideros polymorpha, pukiawe, Araucaria heterophylla, Andropogon virginicus, Melinis repens, Clidemia, Lantana, a few Scaevola gaudichaudiana, and Wikstroemia oahuensis. Preserved_Specimen Apparent forestry plantings along dirt road. Tree. Imada, C. Oahu BISH 2005-06-03
16 Syncarpia glomulifera Kuliouou Sub gulch bottom in flash flood stream. Full sun relatively dry, canopy tree. Associated; Microsorum grossum, Casuarina equisetifolia. Preserved_Specimen 12-15 m tall, 6 dbh. Bark textured & flakey, easily peeling red inside. Leaves glaborous green ontop, pubescent and white tomentous underside. Hairs covering younger branches and petioles but hairs fall off with older branches. Arthur, K. 56 Oahu BISH 2025-02-07
17 Syncarpia glomulifera W Maui, Lahaina District, N of Honokowai Valley Escaping from forestry plantings. Preserved_Specimen Seedlings growing at edge of pineapple field. Oppenheimer, H.L. 119912 Maui BISH 1999-11-11
18 Syncarpia glomulifera Lihue District. Kalepa Mountain Forest Reserve. Secondary vegetation. W/ Psidium, Syzygium, Schinus, Megalothyrsus, Passiflora spp., Desmodium with remnant native species Santalum, Osteomeles. Preserved_Specimen Tree of 15-18 ft tall; leaves dark dull green above, dull grey-grey below; compound fruit grey. Flynn, T.W. 8739 Kauai BISH 2017-07-03
19 Syncarpia glomulifera Wahiawa Botanic Garden full sun Preserved_Specimen 10 m multi-trunked tree with major limbs suberect. Bark shaggy, reddish-gray. Lau, J. 2345 Oahu BISH 1986-05-02
20 Syncarpia glomulifera Waimea Roadside Preserved_Specimen 60' x 20 diam. tree Little Jr., E.L. 31089 Hawaii BISH 1976-08-18
21 Syncarpia glomulifera Peacock Flats [Waianae Range, Kuaokala Forest Reserve] HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Oahu 3/20/2009
22 Syncarpia glomulifera Peacock Flats [Waianae Range, Kuaokala Forest Reserve] HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Oahu 3/20/2009
23 Syncarpia glomulifera Koloa District, land of Wahiawa, Lihue-Koloa Forest Reserve, along jeep trail betw Alexander Reservoir Rd and Puuwai Rd, kalaheo Preserved_Specimen Large tree. Herbst, D.R. 5569 Kauai BISH 1975-11-19
24 Syncarpia glomulifera Peacock Flats [Waianae Range, Kuaokala Forest Reserve] HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Oahu 3/20/2009
25 Syncarpia glomulifera Peacock Flats [Waianae Range, Kuaokala Forest Reserve] HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Oahu 3/20/2009
26 Syncarpia glomulifera W Maui, Wailuku District, E slope of Hanaula, betw Kaonohua & Paleaahu Gulches Preserved_Specimen Trees. Oppenheimer, H.L. 30114 Maui BISH 2001-03-07
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