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Koelreuteria elegans

(Seem.) A.C.Sm. (1952)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Sapindaceae Genus: Koelreuteria

golden rain tree

Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Naturalized
Maui Potentially naturalizing

Dispersal Agents

Wind

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Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 30: 518 (1952)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Koelreuteria elegans Waimea District. Waimea Canyon State Park. Along Hwy 550 at entrance to telephone company site on Puu Ka Pele. Cultivated. W/ Cryptomeria japonica, Hedychium, Psidium, Sacciolepis, Rubus, Hypocharis, and Kadua. Preserved_Specimen Tree of 20 ft. Leaves dark glossy green above, matte pale green below; inflorescence erect, terminal on branches; fruit pale whitish green w/ pinkish bronze overlay ripening tan; seeds ca 6 per fruit. Flynn, T.W. 8699 Kauai BISH 2016-11-21
2 Koelreuteria elegans Honolulu, Round Top Dr. wet forest, open; with Desmodium tortuosum, Setaria gracilis, Hemigraphis reptans Preserved_Specimen 10-15 m tree Ray, G. 39 Oahu BISH 1997-08-25
3 Koelreuteria elegans Makakilo neighborhood Growing out of storm drain. Street tree in area. Preserved_Specimen 1.5 m tall tree. No flowers or fruit seen. Previously trimmed back. OED 2008041101 Oahu BISH 2008-04-11
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