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Blighia sapida

K.D.Koenig (1806)

This name is accepted

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

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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
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 2: 571 (1806)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Blighia sapida Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley. Big Valley area just S of Lawai Stream crossover Preserved_Specimen Tree 10 m x 25 cm DBH, crown full. Flowers fragrant (5 pm), pale greenish white. Fruits externally pinkish-red, pinkish white within, airl fleshy, yellowish-cream, seeds black. Lorence, D.H. 7712 Kauai BISH 1995-10-12
2 Blighia sapida Koloa Dist., Lawai Valley Preserved_Specimen Tree of 30 feet; leaves dark mat green with pale green midvein above, dull paler below with raised greenish-yellow mid & lateral veins; fruit pink to scarlet, borne in axillary infructescence, splitting to reveal 2-3 dark brown to black seeds attached to pale yellow aril. Flynn, T.W. 5460 Kauai BISH 1993-11-09
3 Blighia sapida Kealakekua? Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 25722 Hawaii BISH 1957-03-01
4 Blighia sapida Kealakekua Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 25722 Hawaii BISH 1957-03-01
5 Blighia sapida Kealakekua Preserved_Specimen Woolford, H.A. Hawaii BISH 1954-12-31
6 Blighia sapida Honolulu, park cor. King and Keeaumoku Sts Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1932-12-15
7 Blighia sapida Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley. Big Valley area just S of Lawai Stream crossover Preserved_Specimen Tree 10 m x 25 cm DBH, crown full. Flowers fragrant (5 pm), pale greenish white. Fruits externally pinkish-red, pinkish white within, airl fleshy, yellowish-cream, seeds black. Lorence, D.H. 7712 Kauai BISH 1995-10-12
8 Blighia sapida Foster Botanic Garden full sun Preserved_Specimen tree 8 m tall; fruits yellowish green with a reddish blush Lau, J. 3000 Oahu BISH 1986-12-09
9 Blighia sapida UHM Campus Arboretum. Near Bachman Annex 11. Preserved_Specimen In bud and mature flowers. Height: 32 ft. Circum (1 stem): 5'6 ft. Crown Spread: 58'x52' ft. LCR: >75%. Density: >75%. Dieback: 0%. Roath, K. 86 Oahu BISH 2024-04-15
10 Blighia sapida Honolulu, U.S. Experiment Station Preserved_Specimen Tree 7 m high MacDaniels, L.H. 344 Oahu BISH 1926-10-22
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