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Coccoloba pubescens

L. (1759)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Caryophyllales Family: Polygonaceae Genus: Coccoloba

Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1007 (1759)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Coccoloba pubescens L. Waimea Arboretum, acc. # 84p47. Material originally received from Dr. Juan A. Rivero, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, 3 Feb 1984. Collected from Tanama River area, back of Arecibo Observatory. Soil in the area of coral origin (calcareous). The species grows on pure rock in both exposed and shaded areas. The species can be grown in a tight bound pot, even under bonsai conditions, and the leaves may attain a size of 3 ft, a situation that seldom occurs in big trees. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Orr, D. s.n. Oahu BISH 4/22/2011
2 Coccoloba pubescens L. waimea arboretum, acc. # 84p47. Covering most of south slope. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN orr, d. collector number: s.n. Maui BISH 4/22/2011
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