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Sclerocarya birrea

(A.Rich.) Hochst. (1844)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

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Accepted Subtaxa (in Hawai'i) (1)

Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra (Sond.) Kokwaro

Uses and Culture

USES

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: Flora 27(Bes. Beil.): 1 (1844)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Sclerocarya birrea Koloa District, Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden; Four-House Canyon Preserved_Specimen Tree of 30'; semi deciduous? leaflets dull medium green with paler midvein; petiole and rachis tinged red, below dull pale green with petiole and rachis whitish-green; new leaves bronzed; flw buds dk pink, open flws; petals dk pink w/paler margin, recurved; filaments ivory; stamens pale yellow w/pink tinge. Not fragrant (8:30 am). Flynn, T.W. 5543 Kauai BISH 1994-04-05
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