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Clusia rosea

Jacq. (1760)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Clusiaceae Genus: Clusia

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Terrestrial or epiphytic trees or shrubs 7–20 m tall, bark smooth.

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Opposite. Blades obovate, 8–16 cm long, 3.5–14 cm wide. Blades thick and coriaceous. Margins entire. Lateral veins arising at a 45º angle or less from midrib. Petioles 1–2 cm long with a margined pit on upper side near base. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers 1–3 in axillary or pseudoterminal cymes, bracteoles 2–4. Flowers unisexual (and the plants dioecious). Calyx of 4–6 sepals; sepals 1–2 cm long, persistent; petals 6–8, white or pink, broadly obovate to suborbicular, 3–4 cm long. Corolla of 4–9 petals. Stamens in staminate flowers in several whorls, connate at base into a ring, inner Stamens connate into a solid resinous mass, pistillate flowers with staminodes connate into a cup. Ovary superior (pistillate flowers), globose; stigmas 6–9, sessile.

Fruit: Capsules greenish brown; somewhat fleshy globose; 5–8 cm in diameter. Seeds with a dark red; thin; fleshy aril.

Ploidy:

Habitat: Disturbed areas.

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Birds

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Enum. Syst. Pl.: 34 (1760)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:542 (K, O, H); Oppenheimer & Bartlett 2000:3 (EM, WM); Staples & Herbst 2005:238 (DESCR); Daehler & Baker 2006:12 (O); Wysong et al. 2007:3 (Mo)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Clusia rosea Honolulu; Manoa Valley, University of Hawaii Manoa Campus Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. 6189 Oahu BISH 1961-10-18
2 Clusia rosea Waipio Peninsula, Waipio-Kai, on the grounds of the George Ii Brown estate Preserved_Specimen Hutchison, P.C. 2838 Oahu BISH 1967-01-15
3 Clusia rosea Aihualama, Lyon Arboretum, Manoa Lowland mesic setting. Preserved_Specimen Seedlings and saplings growing in bamboo forest (above section A7) Daehler, C. 1102 Oahu BISH 2005-04-18
4 Clusia rosea Foster Garden, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1948-03-01
5 Clusia rosea HSPA Exp. Station Preserved_Specimen Oahu BISH 1964-07-01
6 Clusia rosea Manoa, Oahu Cultivated on the grounds of the Honolulu Sugar Planters Association. Preserved_Specimen 12 ft tall. Grant, M.L. 7507 Oahu BISH 1934-10-29
7 Clusia rosea Haena old irrigated terrace in shade, often growing on other trees Preserved_Specimen tree 5-10 m. Earle, E. 36 Kauai BISH 1972-06-26
8 Clusia rosea Wahiawa garden Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 36629 Oahu BISH 1985-05-01
9 Clusia rosea Kalama Preserved_Specimen Mitchell, D.D. Oahu BISH 1959-09-14
10 Clusia rosea W Maui, Lahaina District, Alaeloa, N side of Kaopala Gulch Growing out of a rotting wooden table. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 89935 Maui BISH 1999-08-24
11 Clusia rosea W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua, in Kapalua near intersection of Office Rd. and Simpson Way Invading an abandoned pineapple field. Preserved_Specimen Mature trees to 4 m tall. Oppenheimer, H.L. 99901 Maui BISH 1999-09-01
12 Clusia rosea Haleiwa, Oahu Cultivated near beach. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 28660 Oahu BISH 1963-06-29
13 Clusia rosea East Maui, Hana District, between Keanae and Honomanu, on a road cut along Hana Hwy Scattered seedlings seen along this stretch of road, mature trees observed along W side of Honomanu. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 89933 Maui BISH 1999-08-22
14 Clusia rosea Haena old irrigated terrace in shade, often growing on other trees Preserved_Specimen tree 5-10 m. Earle, E. 36 Kauai BISH 1972-06-26
15 Clusia rosea Near Waiakea Pond, Hilo Preserved_Specimen Naturalized from plantings and often becoming established epiphytically. Stemmermann, R.L. 6929 Hawaii BISH 1985-04-04
16 Clusia rosea Kuliouou Beach Planted ornamental on filled land, dredge soil. Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 55599 Oahu BISH 1974-10-12
17 Clusia rosea Kalaupapa; peninsula, behind oceanview pavillion bathrooms Preserved_Specimen 5 m tree Wysong, M.L. 759 Molokai BISH 2005-08-09
18 Clusia rosea W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua, Kapalua Resort, near junction of Office Rd. and lower Honoapiilani Hwy Epiphytic 4 m up in a Prosopis pallida tree, now rooted terrestrially. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 89914 Maui BISH 1999-08-11
19 Clusia rosea Koloa, Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Economic Area Preserved_Specimen Tree 6 m tall x 30 cm dbh, crown dense, spreading, latex yellow. Dioecious, pistillate flowers with pink corolla. Fruit green, dehiscent, seeds white with orange-red arils. Lorence, D.H. 6599 Kauai BISH 1990-09-11
20 Clusia rosea W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua Preserved_Specimen Shrub 2 m tall growing epiphytically on Coccoloba uvifera and now rooted terrestrially. Oppenheimer, H.L. 89921 Maui BISH 1999-08-17
21 Clusia rosea U.H. Campus at Bachman Hall Preserved_Specimen A tree 7 m tall with a spreading flat-topped crown. Sepals rose pink to dark pink. Petals white with some light pink on the inner surface. Flowers odorless (afternoon). Lau, J. 1831 Oahu BISH 1986-01-12
22 Clusia rosea Wahiawa, Schofield Barracks Preserved_Specimen Tree bearing flowers and juvenile fruit Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1952-03-08
23 Clusia rosea Honolulu, 1328 Matlock Ave Preserved_Specimen fruit yellow with red seeds and pulp Lyon, H.L. Oahu BISH 1940-10-06
24 Clusia rosea Honolulu, 1328 Matlock Ave Preserved_Specimen Branch and fruit (Yellow with red seeds and pilp: see large spms.) Lyon, H.L. Oahu BISH 1940-10-06
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