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Hymenaea verrucosa

Gaertn. (1791)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Hymenaea

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: Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 306 (1791)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Hymenaea verrucosa Honolulu; Govt. Nursery Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12648 Oahu BISH 1916-01-01
2 Hymenaea verrucosa Koloa District: National Tropical Botanical Garden. Headquarters at S end of Papalina Road; S of research building Preserved_Specimen Tree 5-6 m. tall with vase-shaped crown. Leaflets glossy above. Calyx pink and white. Petals white, orvary pink, flowers with vegetable-like odor. Young fruits dark reddish-green. Lorence, D.H. 7607 Kauai BISH 1994-06-17
3 Hymenaea verrucosa Kaneohe; Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden, Kahua Nui section. Preserved_Specimen Small tree, ca. 15' tall; flws w/pale grn sepals; petals white, upper and 2 lower petals often washed w/pale pink blush; ovary red, anther pinkish-brn, pollen yellow; frt brn w/glossy, w\dark brn warts, lenticels tan. Two lower petals mostly had dropped off when collected at 10 am. Herbst, D.R. 9726 Oahu BISH 1995-10-27
4 Hymenaea verrucosa Lawai; Koloa District. Cultivated at National Tropical Botanical Garden, new headquarters Preserved_Specimen Small vase-shaped tree 10'; petiole yellowish-grn; lvs dark glossy grn above with yellowish-grn midrib, below dull, pale grn with yellowish-green midrib; sepals in bud, pale green tinged peach; open flowers--sepals whitish-grn and peach in longitudinal halves; petals white; filaments whitish, anthers peach. Very slightly fragrant (8 am). Flynn, T.W. 3582 Kauai BISH 1989-10-30
5 Hymenaea verrucosa Kaneohe; Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden, Kahua Nui section. Preserved_Specimen Small tree, ca. 15' tall; flws w/pale grn sepals; petals white, upper and 2 lower petals often washed w/pale pink blush; ovary red, anther pinkish-brn, pollen yellow; frt brn w/glossy, w\dark brn warts, lenticels tan. Two lower petals mostly had dropped off when collected at 10 am. Herbst, D.R. 9726 Oahu BISH 1995-10-27
6 Hymenaea verrucosa Honolulu; Govt. Nursery Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 12559 Oahu BISH 1915-10-01
7 Hymenaea verrucosa Honolulu; Board of Agriculture station, corner King & Keeaumoku Rd Preserved_Specimen Oahu BISH
8 Hymenaea verrucosa Honolulu; Bd. of Agric. and Forestry, King & Keeaumoku Sts. Phloem no. 253 Preserved_Specimen MacDaniels, L.H. 422 Oahu BISH 1927-01-13
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