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Maesa tabacifolia

Mez (1902)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Ericales Family: Primulaceae Genus: Maesa

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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: H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 236: 51 (1902)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Maesa tabacifolia Lyon Arboretum, Caum's Gulch, top of mauka slope Preserved_Specimen 3m bushy tree; flowers white Nagata, K.M. 3572 Oahu BISH 1986-12-05
2 Maesa tabacifolia Koloa, Lawai Valley, NTBG, Maidenhair Falls Preserved_Specimen 8' tree; stems covered with buff lenticels; leaves glossy dark green above, duller, pale green below; petals 5, white. Flynn, T.W. 5552 Kauai BISH 1994-02-02
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